mi|na

mi|na
mi|na1 «MY nuh», noun, plural -nae «-nee», -nas.
a unit of weight and value used by the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and others, equal to 1/60 of a talent or about one pound.
[< Latin mina < Greek mnâ, mnâs < Semitic (compare Babylonian manū)]
mi|na2 «MY nuh», noun.
= myna. (Cf.myna)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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