bainha

Mane

Noun

1. (feminine) sheath, scabbard
2. (feminine) hem

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of bainhar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of bainhar:

Binavkirî wek

ba‧i‧nha

Wekî (IPA) tê gotin

/baˈĩ.ɲɐ/

Etîmolojî

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bainha, from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”). Compare Galician vaíña, Spanish vaina, Catalan beina, also French gaine, Italian guaina. Doublet of vagem and vagina, borrowings from the same source.