lain
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leɪn/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪn
- Homophones: lane
Etymology 1
Inflected forms.
Verb
lain
- past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- He had lain there for many hours.
- The book had lain on the attic floor until it was found decades later.
Usage notes
- The past participle of lie (“tell a lie, not tell a truth”) is lied.
- The past participle of lay (“put down”) is laid.
Translations
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Etymology 2
From Middle English lainen, leynen, from Old Norse leyna (“to conceal”) and Old English līeġnan (“to deny; conceal”); both from Proto-Germanic *laugnijaną, from Proto-Germanic *laugnō (“secrecy”).
Alternative forms
- lean, len (dialectal)
Verb
lain (third-person singular simple present lains, present participle laining, simple past and past participle lained)
- (obsolete) To conceal, keep quiet about. [14th–19th c.]
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “j”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XX:
- Also broder sir Agrauayne and sir mordred in lyke wyse sir Launcelot rescowed yow bothe and thre score and two from sir Turquyn / Me thynketh broder suche kynde dedes and kyndenes shold be remembryd / doo as ye lyst sayd syr Agrauayne for I wylle layne it no lenger
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Anagrams
- I-lan, INLA, Ilan, LNAI, Lani, Lian, Lina, Nila, anil, nail
Basque
Noun
lain inan
- part
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqin.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: la‧in
- IPA(key): /ˈlaʔin/
Adjective
láin
- different
- Synonym: iba
Derived terms
- kalainan
- lain-lain
- lainon
- maglain
- malain
Cebuano
Etymology
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqin (cf. Bikol Central lain, Indonesian lain and Malay lain).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: la‧in
- IPA(key): /ˈlaʔin/, [ˈl̪a.ʔɪn̪]
Adjective
lain
- distinct, different
- other
Determiner
lain
- another, other
Finnish
Etymology 1
See lainkaan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯n/, [ˈlɑi̯n]
- Rhymes: -ɑin
- Syllabification(key): lain
Adverb
lain (not comparable)
- (dated or poetic) Synonym of lainkaan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑ(.)in/, [ˈlɑ(.)in]
- Rhymes: -ɑin, -ɑ.in
- Syllabification(key): lain, la‧in
Noun
lain
- inflection of laki:
- genitive singular
- instructive plural
Anagrams
- alin, lian, nila
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay lain, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lian (“to change appearance”). Cognate with Sundanese lian and Fijian lia.
Adjective
lain
- other, another, else
- Saya rasa saya harus mencari pekerjaan lain.
- I think I must look for another job.
- Pasti ada cara lain untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini.
- There must be another way to resolve this problem.
- different, distinct
- Tingkah lakunya lain dari yang lain.
- His behavior is different from the others.
- Synonym: beda
- next, second
Derived terms
- berkelainan
- berlainan
- kelainan
- melaini
- melainkan
- memperlain
- memperlainkan
- perlainan
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) laint
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *laineh.
Noun
lain
- wave
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lian (“to change appearance”). Cognate with Sundanese lian and Fijian lia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lain/
- Rhymes: -ain, -in
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [läʲɪn, -ʲen, -ʲe̞n]
Adjective
lain (Jawi spelling لاءين)
- other
- Orang lain
- Other people
- different
- Lain dahulu lain sekarang...
- 'Twas different then, 'tis different now...
Derived terms
- kelainan
- lain kali
- lain-lain
- melainkan
- selain
Further reading
- “lain” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *lian
Mansaka
Adjective
lain
- other
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Sutsilvan) len
- (Sursilvan, Surmiran) lenn
Etymology
From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Friulian len.
Noun
lain m
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) wood
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- laing
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: la‧in
- IPA(key): /ˈlaʔin/, [ˈla.ʔɪn]
Noun
lain
- stalk and leaves of gabi (usually eaten as a vegetable)
Related terms
- laing
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English line.
Noun
lain
- line; row; queue
- group; family; clan; tribe; cohort
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:15:
- Na bai mi mekim yu i stap birua bilong meri, na meri i stap birua bilong yu. Na bai mi mekim ol lain bilong yu i birua long lain bilong meri. Bai ol i krungutim het bilong yu, na bai yu kaikaim lek bilong ol.”
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Welsh
Noun
lain
- Soft mutation of glain (“bead”).