ain

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ain"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Ainu, from Japanese アイヌ (Ainu).

Symbol

ain

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Ainu.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ainu terms

English

Etymology 1

Noun

ain (plural ains)

1. Alternative form of ayin (“Semitic letter”).

Etymology 2

From (Scots) Middle English aȝen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːn/

Determiner

ain

1. (Scotland) Own; belonging to one.
   • 1998, Jonathan Langley, Collins Bedtime Treasury of Nursery Rhymes and Tales, Bobby Shaftoe, page 86:

     Bobby Shaftoe's bright and fair,
     Combing down his yellow hair,
     He's my ain for evermair,
     Bonny Bobby Shaftoe.

Anagrams

• ani, ANI, Ina, -ian, Ani, nia, Ian, nai, INA, Nia, NIA