मैना

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸 (mayaṇā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).

Noun

मैना • (mainā) f (Urdu spelling مینا‎)

  1. the myna bird.

Declension
Declension of मैना
Singular Plural
Direct मैना (mainā) मैनाएँ (maināẽ)
Oblique मैना (mainā) मैनाओं (maināon)
Vocative मैना (mainā) मैनाओ (maināo)

Descendants
  • → Awadhi: मैना (mainā)
  • → Bhojpuri: मयना (mayanā)
  • → English: myna, mina
  • → Gujarati: [script needed] (menā)
  • → Marathi: मैना (mainā)
  • → Punjabi: [script needed] (mainā)
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