zaindu

Basque

Etymology

From zain (“guardian”) +‎ -du.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /s̻ai̯ndu/ [s̻ãĩ̯n̪.d̪u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻ai̯ndu/ [s̻ãĩ̯n̪.d̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ai̯ndu/ [s̺ãĩ̯n̪.d̪u]

• Rhymes: -ai̯ndu, -u
• Hyphenation: zain‧du

Verb

zaindu ? (imperfect participle zaintzen, future participle zainduko, short form zain, verbal noun zaintze)

1. to take care, look after
2. to guard, watch
3. to protect, maintain

Further reading

• “zaindu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “zaindu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005