"Cain" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /keɪn/, [kʰeɪn] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cain.wav
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. Wikidata QID: Q205365 Categories (topical): Biblical characters Related terms: Abel, Adam, Eve Translations (son of Adam and Eve): Kain (Afrikaans), Κάϊν (Káïn) (Ancient Greek), قَابِيل (qābīl) (note: used by Muslims) [masculine] (Arabic), قَايِين (qāyīn) (note: used by Christians) [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), Qabil (note: used by Muslims) (Malay), Kain (note: used by Christians) (Malay), 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)
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  2. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
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  3. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Cain-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 40 46 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 41 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 42 43 15

Alternative forms

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      "word": "apple of Cain"
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    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kajin"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cain"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "Kabila"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kain"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "word": "Cāin"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cain"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Káin",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ка́ин"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ка̀јин"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "son of Adam and Eve",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kàjin"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Cain"
  ],
  "word": "Cain"
}

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