mahai

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *banai, via an intermediate form *manai. Other possible reconstructions include *banane.[1]

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /mahai̯/ [ma.hai̯]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /mai̯/ [mai̯]
  • (Navarro-Lapurdian) Rhymes: -ahai̯
  • (Southern) Rhymes: -ai̯
  • Hyphenation: ma‧hai

Noun

mahai inan

  1. table

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. “mahai” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading
  • "mahai" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “mahai” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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