jaina

See also: Jaina, Jāina, and jäinä

Gothic

Romanization

jaina

1. romanization of 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English honey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxaina/ [ˈxai̯.na]
• Rhymes: -aina
• Syllabification: jai‧na

Noun

jaina f (plural jainas)

1. (slang, New Mexico, US, El Salvador, Philippines) girlfriend

Derived terms

• jainear

References

• Rubén Cobos (2003), A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN

Further reading

• “jaina”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010