mina

Meaning

Noun

• Alternate spelling of myna
• A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver.
• 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.

Origin

• Borrowed from Hindi मैना/Urdu مینا, from Sanskrit मदन.
• Borrowed from Latin mina, from Ancient Greek μνᾶ ("mna"). Compare maneh, from Ancient Hebrew מָנֶה, as well as maund.