any of various tropical starlings of Southeast Asia; esp., the hill myna
Word origin
Hindi mainā
myna in American English
(ˈmainə)
noun
any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, esp. those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets
Also: mynah, mina, minah
Word origin
[1760–70; ‹ Hindi mainā]
Examples of 'myna' in a sentence
myna
They steal meaningless, empty constructions from each other's mouths like excited myna birds.