mynah

my·na or my·nah also mi·na  (mn)

n.

Any of various starlings of southeast Asia, having bluish-black or dark brown coloration and yellow bills. Certain species, especially the hill myna (Gracula religiosa), are known for mimicry of human speech.

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[Hindi main, perhaps from Sanskrit madana, from madana-, delightful, joyful, from madati, it bubbles.]

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mynah, myna [ˈmaɪnə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various tropical Asian starlings of the genera Acridotheres, Gracula, etc., esp G. religiosa (see hill mynah), some of which can mimic human speech

[from Hindi mainā, from Sanskrit madana]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mynah - tropical Asian starlings             mina, minah, myna, myna bird, mynah bird starling - gregarious birds native to the Old World Acridotheres tristis, crested myna - dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia grackle, Gracula religiosa, hill myna, Indian grackle - glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech

Translations

mynah

n mynah [ˈmainə]

a small tropical bird that can mimic human speech. Indiese spreeu المَيْنَه: طائِر إسْتِوائي يُقَلِّد صَوْت الإنْسان папагал loskuták der Hirtenstar ψαρόνι τροπικών περιοχών martín maina مرغ مينا pyhämaina martin צִיפּוֹר מָיינָה मैना, एक प्रकार की चिड़िया tropski čvorak (ázsiai seregélyféle) beo mænir storno triste むくどりの類 (아시아산의) 찌르레기과에 속하는 몇 종의 총칭 mainas burung tiung beo sfrân­cioc майна, говорящий скворец (druh ázijského škorca z čeľade Sturnidae) tropski škorec majna beostare นกที่พูดเลียนเสียงคนได้ Hint sığırcığı, mina 八哥 майна مینا con chim yểng 八哥