tajn

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic طِين‎ (ṭīn). The diphthong is irregular. Anomalies between diphthongs and high monophthongs occur more often in Maltese; in this case it might have been reinforced by the desire to avoid homophony with tin (“figs”), from Arabic تِين‎ (tīn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tajn/

Noun

tajn m

  1. mud

See also
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