mina

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative spelling of myna. alt-of,alternative
  2. A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. historical
    — What then of the actual fine of thirty minae Socrates proposes? Thirty minae was a large sum, “the equivalent of approximately eight-and-one-half years′ wages," according to one recent estimate (Brickhouse and Smith 1988, 227); enough to buy a library of three thousand philosophy books, if the price of Anaxogoras′ book is any guide (26d6-e2).
  3. A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams. historical
    — Thirty minas of lapis lazuli in a solid block, two minas each their rims, six kor of oil, the capacity of both.

词形变化

minas plural minas plural minae plural

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin mina, from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “mna”). Compare maneh, from Biblical Hebrew מָנֶה (māne), as well as maund.
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