munia

== English == === Alternative forms === minia === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi मुनिया (muniyā). === Pronunciation === === Noun === munia (plural munias) Any of certain estrildid finches of the genera Lonchura (most instances) and Amandava (two species). ==== Synonyms ==== (finch of genus Lonchura): mannikin, silverbill (generally separate, with some overlap) (finch of genus Amandava): avadavat ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Unami, animu == Finnish == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *munëidak; equivalent to muna (“egg”) +‎ -ia. Akin to Ludian munida and Veps munda. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmuniɑˣ/, [ˈmuniɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -uniɑ Syllabification(key): mu‧ni‧a Hyphenation(key): mu‧nia ==== Verb ==== munia To lay an egg. (colloquial) To let somebody wait without any good reason, to loiter or to be sluggish (normally only in irritated questions). ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “munia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmuniɑ/, [ˈmuniɑ̝] Rhymes: -uniɑ Syllabification(key): mu‧ni‧a Hyphenation(key): mu‧nia ==== Noun ==== munia partitive plural of muna === Anagrams === imuna, mauin, minua, muina == Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *moinis, from Proto-Indo-European *moy-nós, from *mey- (“to change, swap”). mūnus (“service”) is from the same source. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmuː.ni.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmuː.ni.a] === Noun === mūnia n pl (genitive mūnium or mūniōrum); variously declined, third declension, second declension (plural only) duties, functions ==== Declension ==== In Classical Latin, only the nominative and accusative are attested. Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem) or second-declension noun (neuter), plural only. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “munia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “munia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “munia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Verb === munia first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of munir