"Cain" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /keɪn/, [kʰeɪn] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cain.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”), present since Old English. Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|קַיִן||craftsman|tr=Káyin}} Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”)
  1. (biblical) The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel. Categories (topical): Biblical characters Related terms: Abel, Adam, Eve Translations (son of Adam and Eve): Kain (Afrikaans), Κάϊν (Káïn) (Ancient Greek), قَابِيل (qābīl) [masculine] (Arabic), قَايِين (qāyīn) [masculine] (Arabic), ܩܐܝܢ [Syriac] (Aramaic), Կայեն (Kayen) (Armenian), Ка́ін (Káin) [masculine] (Belarusian), কাবিল (kabil) [Islam, religion, lifestyle] (Bengali), Ка́ин (Káin) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Caín [masculine] (Catalan), 該隱 (Chinese Mandarin), 该隐 (Gāiyǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), Kain [masculine] (Czech), Kain [common-gender] (Danish), Kaïn [masculine] (Dutch), Kain (Ewe), Káin [masculine] (Faroese), Kain (Finnish), Caïn [masculine] (French), კაენი (ḳaeni) (Georgian), Kain [masculine] (German), Κάιν (Káin) [masculine] (Greek), קַ֔יִן (káyin) [masculine] (Hebrew), Cáin [masculine] (Irish), Caino [masculine] (Italian), カイン (Kain) (Japanese), 카인 (Kain) (Korean), Cain [masculine] (Latin), Caīnus [masculine] (Latin), Каин (Kain) [masculine] (Macedonian), Kajin [masculine] (Maltese), Cain [masculine] (Manx), Kabila (Ngazidja Comorian), Kain [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Cāin (Old English), قابیل (qâbil) (Persian), Kain [masculine] (Polish), Caim [masculine] (Portuguese), Cain [masculine] (Romanian), Ка́ин (Káin) [masculine] (Russian), Ка̀јин [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Kàjin [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Caín [masculine] (Spanish), Kain (Swedish), హంతకుడు (hantakuḍu) (Telugu), Kabil (Turkish), Ка́їн (Kájin) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Ca-in (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Cain-en-name-jS~6OWos Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 24 6 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Derived forms: apple of Cain, Cain-colored, Cain complex, Cainian, Cainish, Cainism, Cainite, Cainitic, Cain-like, mark of Cain, raise Cain, what in Cain Disambiguation of 'son of Adam and Eve': 84 13 4
  2. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Cain-en-name-xvbLEMNE
  3. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Cain-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Proper name [Old English]

Etymology: From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”) Etymology templates: {{der|ang|he|קַיִן||craftsman|tr=Káyin}} Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”) Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Cain m, {{ang-proper noun|m}} Cain m
  1. (biblical) Cain, the brother of Abel and the first murderer Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-Cain-ang-name-93mHSh8q Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "Կայեն"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "topics": [
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        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "কাবিল"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Káin",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Ка́ин"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Caín"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "該隱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Gāiyǐn",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "该隐"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kain"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Kain"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Kaïn"
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    {
      "code": "ee",
      "lang": "Ewe",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "Kain"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Káin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "Kain"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Caïn"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳaeni",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "კაენი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kain"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
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      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "Κάϊν"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "káyin",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cáin"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Caino"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "カイン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Kain",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "카인"
    },
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      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "Cain"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "code": "mt",
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      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
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      "word": "Kajin"
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      "code": "gv",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Cain"
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      "code": "zdj",
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "Cāin"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "qâbil",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "قابیل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kain"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Caim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cain"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ка́ин"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
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        "Roman",
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    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Caín"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "Kain"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "hantakuḍu",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "హంతకుడు"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "Kabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Kájin",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ка́їн"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "Ca-in"
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}

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