zein

From translingual Zea (“corn genus”) +‎ -in.

zein (countable and uncountable, plural zeins)

1. A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.

• Inez, nize, zine

From Proto-Basque *zeren, genitive of *zer. Doublet of zeren.^[1]

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• Rhymes: -ei̯n
• Hyphenation: zein

zein (preposed, interrogative)

1. what (in terms of a very specific item), which

zein (interrogative)

1. what (in terms of a very specific item), who, which one

• “zein”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “zein”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

From Arabic ذِهْن (ḏihn, “mind, intellect”).

zein

1. memory
2. mind

• “zein”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)