zein

== English == === Etymology === From translingual Zea (“corn genus”) +‎ -in. === Noun === zein (countable and uncountable, plural zeins) A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications. === Anagrams === Inez, nize, zine == Basque == === Alternative forms === zuñ, zuin (Soule) === Etymology === From Proto-Basque *zeren, genitive of *zer. Doublet of zeren. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ei̯n Hyphenation: zein === Determiner === zein (preposed, interrogative) what (in terms of a very specific item), which === Pronoun === zein (interrogative) what (in terms of a very specific item), who, which one ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “zein”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “zein”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From Arabic ذِهْن (ḏihn, “mind, intellect”). === Noun === zein memory mind ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “zein”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)