zaindu

From zain (“guardian”) +‎ -du.

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• Rhymes: -ai̯ndu, -u
• Hyphenation: zain‧du

zaindu ? (imperfect participle zaintzen, future participle zainduko, short form zain, verbal noun zaintze)

1. to take care, look after
2. to guard, watch
3. to protect, maintain

• “zaindu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “zaindu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005