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myna

/ˈmaɪnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
my-na
IPA
/ˈmaɪnə/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā) / Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: मैना, مینا, मदन

Inflected Forms

mynas (plural) mino (alternative, archaic) mynah (alternative) mina (alternative)

Phrases

apo myna Bali myna bank myna bare-eyed myna collared myna common hill myna common myna crested myna

Synonyms

mynah mina minah myna bird mynah bird

Homonyms

minah

Rhymes With

china carolina vagina medina dinah indochina fina angina karolina kalina jasmina krajina

Questions

How do you pronounce myna?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪnə/.
What does myna mean?
One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
Where does myna come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce myna

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