taina

== Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *tahina (“younger sibling of same sex”), from Proto-Central Pacific *tahina, from Proto-Oceanic *taci- (“younger sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *taji, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *taji, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taji, reduced from *ta-huaji, prefixed from *huaji (“younger sibling”). Cognates include Hawaiian kaina, Tahitian teina, Tongan tehina and Samoan tei. Doublet of teina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtai.na/ [ˈtɐi.nɐ] === Noun === taina (irregular plural tāina) younger sibling regardless of gender younger brother of a male younger sister of a female Synonym: teina === References === === Further reading === Williams, Herbert William (1917), “taina”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 424 John C. Moorfield (2011), “taina”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN == Romanian == === Noun === taina f indefinite nominative/accusative singular of taină == Tuvaluan == === Noun === taina cousin or sibling of the same sex ==== Coordinate terms ==== tuagane