Piin
See also: piin
Limburgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Etymology
From earlier pīne, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.
Noun
Piin f (plural Piine) (Eupen)
- pain (both physical and psychological)
- (literary or religion) torment; agony
Usage notes
- The plural is uncommon and nearly exclusively occurs for the second sense.