taina

== Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *tahina (“younger sibling of same sex” – compare with Hawaiian kaina, Tahitian teina and Tongan tehina), from Proto-Oceanic *taci- (“younger sibling of the same sex”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taji “younger sibling” (compare with Samoan tei) related to *huaji (“ibid.” –compare with Malay adik and Iban adi). Doublet of teina. === Noun === taina (irregular plural tāina) younger sibling regadless 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 “taina” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN. == Romanian == === Noun === taina f indefinite nominative/accusative singular of taină == Tuvaluan == === Noun === taina cousin or sibling of the same sex ==== Coordinate terms ==== tuagane