Dictionary
bainha
Meaning
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- sheath, scabbard
- hem
Hyphenated as
ba‧i‧nha
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baˈĩ.ɲɐ/
Inherited from Latin
vāgīna
Cognate with Galician
vaíña
Cognate with Spanish
vaina
Cognate with Catalan
beina
Cognate with French
gaine
New
bainhar
- to sheathe (to put a weapon into a sheath)
- to hem (to put hem on an article of clothing)
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