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eina

/ˈeɪnə/

eina interjection: ouch! (an exclamation of pain).

Interjection

  1. (South Africa) Ouch! (an exclamation of pain)
    • Eina! I hit my thumb with the hammer!

Proper noun capitalized: Eina

Eina

  1. A village in Vestre Toten municipality, Innlandet, Norway.

Origin of eina

Borrowed from Afrikaans eina, from the Khoekhoe people of the Kalahari Desert: é + ná.

Words that rhyme with eina

Questions about eina

What does eina mean?
Eina means ouch! (an exclamation of pain).
What part of speech is eina?
Eina can be an interjection or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce eina?
Eina is pronounced /ˈeɪnə/.

Words near eina in the dictionary

  1. eimeriosis
  2. Eimers
  3. Eimsbüttel
  4. EIN
  5. Ein Sof
  6. eina
  7. Einang stone
  8. Eindhoven
  9. Eine
  10. einheriar
  11. einherjar

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