zain eta muin
التعريفات والمعاني
== Basque ==
=== Etymology ===
From zain (“vein”) + eta (“and”) + muin (“marrow”), literally “with veins and marrow”.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /s̻ai̯n eta mui̯n/ [s̻ãĩ̯n e.t̪a mũĩ̯n]
Hyphenation: zain e‧ta muin
=== Adverb ===
zain eta muin (not comparable)
(figurative) tooth and nail
(figurative) deeply, totally
=== Further reading ===
“zain eta muin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
“zain eta muin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005