zein
See also: Zein
English edit
Etymology edit
From translingual Zea (“corn genus”) + -in.
Noun edit
zein (countable and uncountable, plural zeins)
- A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.
Anagrams edit
Basque edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Basque *zeren, genitive of *zer. Doublet of zeren.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
zein (interrogative)
Pronoun edit
zein (interrogative)
Declension edit
Declension of Basque interrogative pronouns
Derived terms edit
- zein baino zein
- zein ere
- zein eta zein (“which”)
- zein gehiago
- zeinahi
- zeinahi den
- zeinda (“as”)
- zeinek esan (“who would have guessed”)
- zeinen
- zeingehiagoka
- zeintsu (“which one approximately”)
- zeintzuk
References edit
- ^ “ze-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading edit
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic ذِهْن (ḏihn, “mind, intellect”).
Noun edit
zein
Declension edit
Declension of zein