"kain" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /keɪn/ Forms: kains [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: Borrowed from Irish cáin. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ga:cáin|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Irish", "term" : "cáin", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ga" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "kain", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="kain"> Borrowed from Irish cáin. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} kain (countable and uncountable, plural kains)
  1. (Scots law) poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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