different between mains vs sains

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /me?nz/
• Rhymes: -e?nz

Etymology 1

Noun

mains

1. plural of main

Noun

mains (uncountable)

1. (chiefly Britain) The domestic electrical power supply.

   I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!

2. The pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings.
3. The main course of a meal.

Translations

Verb

mains

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of main

See also

• water main

Etymology 2

Related to manse.

Noun

mains (plural mains)

1. (Scotland) The farm attached to a mansion house.

References

• Concise Scots Dictionary, 2nd edition
• “mains” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Anagrams

• Imans, M'sian, Mansi, Msian, Naims, Nasim, amins, imans, manis, minas, nsima

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??/
• Homophones: main, maint, maints
• Hyphenation: mains

Noun

mains f

1. plural of main

Anagrams

• minas

Norman

Etymology

From Latin minus.

Pronunciation

Noun

mains m (plural mains)

1. (Jersey, mathematics) minus sign

English

Verb

sains

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sain

Anagrams

• ASINs, sasin

French

Adjective

sains

1. masculine plural of sain

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sains, from English science, from Middle English science, scyence, from Old French science, escience, from Latin scientia (“knowledge”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?sa.?ns]
• Hyphenation: sa?ins

Noun

sains (first-person possessive sainsku, second-person possessive sainsmu, third-person possessive sainsnya)

1. science
   1. A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability

      Synonym: ilmu

   2. Specifically the natural sciences

      Synonyms: ilmu alam, ilmu pengetahuan alam

Further reading

• “sains” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English science, from Middle English science, scyence, from Old French science, escience, from Latin scientia (“knowledge”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sains/

Noun

sains

1. science