inkina

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian inchinare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈkiː.na/

Verb

inkina (imperfect jinkina, past participle inkinat, verbal noun inkinar)

  1. to bow (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)

Conjugation

Conjugation of inkina (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m inkinajt inkinajt inkina inkinajna inkinajtu inkinaw
f inkinat
imperfect m ninkina tinkina jinkina ninkinaw tinkinaw jinkinaw
f tinkina
imperative inkina inkinaw
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m inkinajtx inkinajtx inkina inkinajniex inkinajtux inkinawx
f inkinatx
imperfect m ninkinax tinkinax jinkinax ninkinawx tinkinawx jinkinawx
f tinkinax
imperative tinkinax tinkinawx

Tsou

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 龍眼龙眼 (lêng-géng, lêng-kéng).

Noun

inkina

  1. longan (fruit)