minah
/ˈmaɪnə/noun
minah is spelled M-I-N-A-H: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Minah, the name). As a noun, minah means “Alternative spelling of myna” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of minah is minahs.
How many letters and syllables are in minah?
| Letters | 5: M-I-N-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is minah?
Minah appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Minah, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce minah?
- /ˈmaɪnə/
As a noun (“A Malay girl”): /mɪˈna/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of minah
- minahs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of myna.
- 2
colloquialderogatoryA Malay girl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does minah come from?
Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).