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in

Bingham

in

va. shut, closed.
vi. range, have a particular direction as a long object, range in length.

'jn

n. hin [Heb liq meas] (HEB).

in

vi. mutually agreed.

Sabatier

in

a. closed, locked, bolted.
vc. ka-ina, kakaina: to shut, to shut in, to lock, to put in prison.
fig. to repress, to hold in.
ex. ti kaina ngarera: we refrained from laughing.

in1

pref. word used as prefix to certain compound words and denotes orientation, direction, position towards.
ex. inrake, inrio, innako, in nakoiang, in nakoaiaki, inraken, inrion, etc.
vc. ka-inrakea, kainrioa, kainakoa, etc.: set towards...