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English word origin

Etymology of mina

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

Alternative spelling of myna.

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

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. · A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Latin mina, from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “mna”). Compare maneh, from Biblical Hebrew מָנֶה (māne), as well as maund.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mentionminala
  • Derivation mentionμνᾶgrc
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