Mina Definition

mīnə
minae, minas
noun
minae
A varying unit of weight and money used in ancient Greece, Egypt, etc., generally equal to160 talent, 100 drachmas, or 50 shekels.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

The myna bird.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • mynah bird
  • myna-bird
  • minah
  • mynah
  • myna

Other Word Forms of Mina

Noun

Singular:
mina
Plural:
minae, minas

Origin of Mina

  • From Latin mina, from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mna, “mna"). Compare maneh, from Classical Hebrew מָנֶה (“mane"), as well as maund, ultimately from Arabic مَنّ (“mann")

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin from Greek mnā from Akkadian manû a unit of weight from manû to count mnw in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Hindi maina "starling", from Sanskrit madana.

    From Wiktionary

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