mina
- noun
- /ˈmiːnə/
- UK
- That was the currency of the day, a mina.
Examples
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Many people enjoy raising a mina as a pet due to its lively personality and mimicry skills.
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She called you Mina-- my language, pashto, for "love."
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Mina's baby sister.
Fiction book (1999) -
Mina VanDamm had been a classmate of hers at the exclusive private girls' school she'd attended.
Fiction book (1999) -
The mina is known for its beautiful feathers and loud calls when it's kept in a cage.
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At the park, I saw a vibrant mina singing on a branch, captivating all who passed by.
Synonyms
A bird from tropical Asia that often copies human speech
A bird like a starling from tropical Asia that makes loud calls and copies sounds
A tropical bird from Asia that copies human speech and is often kept as a pet
A tropical Asian bird with glossy black feathers that copies sounds
A tropical bird that makes loud calls and copies sounds
A shiny black bird from Asia that can copy human speech
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Mina (bird) comes from the Hindi word mainā, the local name for this noisy tropical starling. It is famous for copying human speech, so a helpful way to remember it is to think of the mina as a little 'mimic' bird.