myna

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/ˈmaɪnə/

noun

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

Similar
mynahminaminahmyna birdmynah bird
OriginHindi मैना ← Urdu مینا ← Sanskrit मदन →
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Meanings

nounmyna (plural mynas)

plural mynas · alternative archaic mino · alternative mynah · alternative mina

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nountropical Asian starlings

Similar
mynahminaminahmyna birdmynah bird
Broader
starling
Also see
minaminah

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Sanskritमदन
  2. Urduمینا
  3. Hindiमैना
  4. Englishmyna

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

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Translations

Bengali ময়না
  • ময়না (moẏna)the Asian members of starling family
Bulgarian ушат скорец
  • ушат скорец (ušat skorec)the Asian members of starling family
Catalan minà
  • minàthe Asian members of starling family
Chinese Cantonese 了哥, 八哥
  • 了哥the Asian members of starling family
  • 八哥 (baat³ go¹)the Asian members of starling family
Chinese Mandarin 八哥, 八哥兒 /八哥儿
  • 八哥 (bāgē)the Asian members of starling family
  • 八哥兒 /八哥儿 (bāgēr)the Asian members of starling family
  • 八八兒 /八八儿 (bābār)the Asian members of starling family
  • 寒皋 (hángāo)the Asian members of starling family
  • 鴝鵒 /鸲鹆 (qúyù)the Asian members of starling family
  • 秦吉了 (qínjíliǎo)the Asian members of starling family
Czech majna
  • majnathe Asian members of starling family
Dutch maina
  • mainathe Asian members of starling family
Finnish kuningaskottarainen, harakkakottarainen
  • kuningaskottarainenthe Asian members of starling family
  • harakkakottarainenthe Asian members of starling family
  • mainathe Asian members of starling family
French mainate
  • mainatethe Asian members of starling family
German Maina
  • Mainathe Asian members of starling family
Hebrew מיינה
  • מיינה (máyna)the Asian members of starling family
Hindi मैना
  • मैना (mainā)the Asian members of starling family
Hungarian majna, mejnó
  • majnathe Asian members of starling family
  • mejnóthe Asian members of starling family
Indonesian beo, mina
  • beothe Asian members of starling family
  • minathe Asian members of starling family
Irish míona
  • míonathe Asian members of starling family
Māori maina
  • mainathe Asian members of starling family
Polish gwarek
  • gwarekthe Asian members of starling family
Portuguese mainá
  • maináthe Asian members of starling family
Punjabi ਮੈਨਾ
  • ਮੈਨਾ (mainā)the Asian members of starling family
Russian ма́йна
  • ма́йна (májna)the Asian members of starling family
Spanish mainá
  • maináthe Asian members of starling family
Tamil மைனா
  • மைனா (maiṉā)the Asian members of starling family
Thai ขุนทอง, นกขุนทอง
  • ขุนทอง (kǔn-tɔɔng)the Asian members of starling family
  • นกขุนทอง (nók kǔn-tɔɔng)the Asian members of starling family
Urdu مینا
  • مینا (menā)the Asian members of starling family
Welsh maina
  • mainathe Asian members of starling family

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with myna

chinaCarolinakindareginaanginaminasalinaDinahcarinaspinacortinafarinaIndochinaspartinatrynaLucinanandinaneovaginaPeople's Republic of Chinaper vaginaRepublic of Chinatrichina
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Anagrams

manyMaynnyamMYAN
Cite this entry
APA

myna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myna

MLA

“myna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myna. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myna.

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