myna

or my·nah, mi·na, mi·nah

[ mahy-nuh ]

/ ˈmaɪ nə /

noun

any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.

Nearby words

mylitta, mylohyoid, mylohyoid muscle, mylohyoid nerve, mylonite, myna, mynah, mynes, mynheer, myo-, myo-inositol

Origin of myna

First recorded in 1760–70, myna is from the Hindi word mainā

Can be confused

miner minor myna

Examples from the Web for myna

He dashed about the cage like a thing demented, and so alarmed the myna that I had to let him out.
Jungle Folk|Douglas Dewar
May is perhaps the proper month in which to describe the nesting of the various species of myna.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
So familiar is the myna that all books on Indian birds deal very fully with him.
Glimpses of Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar
He in turn was succeeded by the patriarch Myna, a native of Semennud (the ancient Sebennytus).
History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 11 (of 12)|S. Rappoport

Myna, mī′na, n. one of several sturnoid passerine birds of India.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various