: any of various Asian starlings (especially genera Acridotheres, Gracula, and Sturnus)
especially: a dark brown slightly crested bird (A. tristis) of southeastern Asia with a white tail tip and wing markings and bright yellow bill and feet compare hill mynah
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Examples of mynah in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe passengers want the train to stay there, because a mynah is singing in the branches of a mahua tree.—James Wood, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 An Asian exhibit in the birdhouse includes hornbills and Bali mynahs.—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 Folktales and royal texts are replete with mynahs, parrots, and pigeons that adorned imperial courts and entertained wealthy families.—National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2016
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Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu mainā hill mynah, from Sanskrit madana, a kind of bird
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