gina

See also: Gina, gína, gín-á, giną, and Giňa

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of vagina, either by children's mispronunciation or as a euphemism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪnə/

Noun

gina (plural ginas)

  1. (hypocoristic, slang) The vagina.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From the Italian forename.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːnə/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Noun

gina (plural ginas)

  1. (US, Canada, slang, derogatory) The female equivalent of a gino.

Anagrams

Kusunda

Pronoun

gina

  1. he, she, that (third-person singular pronoun)

References

  • David E. Watters (2006) “Notes on Kusunda Grammar: A Language Isolate of Nepal”, in Himalayan Linguistics[1], page 44

Malagasy

Adjective

gina

  1. silent
  2. solitary

Further reading

  • gina in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

Mongondow

Etymology

Compare to Central Dusun ginawo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡi.na/
  • Hyphenation: gi‧na

Noun

gina

  1. breath
  2. (figurative) heart, feeling
    Totok monakit in gina na'a.
    My heart hurts so much.

Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡi.na/

Noun

gina

  1. cargo, freight

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

Etymology

From Ternate gina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡi.n̪a/

Noun

gina

  1. cargo, freight of a boat
    Synonym: pamano

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics