name · noun · verb · 20 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkoɪ̯n/
/ˈkɔɪ̯n/
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Appalachia, obsolete:/ˈkwaɪn/
Ireland:/ˈkɒɪ̯n/
rhymes with -ɔɪn
homophone: coign
homophone: quoin
CMU ARPABET:K OY1 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A city in Iowa, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A surname.
A surname from French.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
A surname.
A surname from Irish.; Alternative form of Coyne.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance, money
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A token used in a special establishment like a casino.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chip
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
That which serves for payment or recompense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
Something in broad circulation or use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
Money in general, not limited to coins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Broader terms: create from raw material, create from raw stuff
20
verb
Meaning 20
make up
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
coin phrases or words
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: create verbally
Narrower terms: sloganeer
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Coin. It could also be a variant of the surname Coyne from Irish.
From Middle English coyn, from Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”). Doublet of coign and cuneus. See also quoin (“cornerstone”). Displaced Middle English mynt, from Old English mynet (whence modern English mint), which was derived from Latin monēta.
Across languages
Translations
326 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
munt
— (currency) a piece of currency
Afrikaans:
muntstuk
— (currency) a piece of currency
Albanian:
monedhë
— (currency) a piece of currency
Southern Altai:
тенке
(tenke)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Southern Altai:
темир акча
(temir akča)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Amharic:
ሣንቲም
(śantim)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Amharic:
ሳንቲም
(santim)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Arabic:
قِرْش
(qirš)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Arabic:
عُمْلَة
(ʕumla)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Arabic:
سِكَّة
(sikka)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Arabic:
عملة
(ʕumla)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Arabic:
قِرْش
(girš)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Arabic:
عُمْلَة
(ʕumla)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Aragonese:
moneda
— (currency) a piece of currency
Armenian:
մետաղադրամ
(metaġadram)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Assamese:
মুদ্ৰা
(mudra)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Asturian:
moneda
— (currency) a piece of currency
Azerbaijani:
sikkə
— (currency) a piece of currency
Bashkir:
тәңкә
(təñkə)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Bashkir:
тимер аҡса
(aqsa)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Basque:
txanpon
— (currency) a piece of currency
Belarusian:
мане́та
(manjéta)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Belarusian:
манэ́та
(manéta)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Bengali:
মুদ্রা
(mudra)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Breton:
moneiz
— (currency) a piece of currency
Bulgarian:
моне́та
(monéta)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Burmese:
ဒင်္ဂါး
(dangga:)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Buryat:
зоод
(zood)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Buryat:
хашарһан
(xašarhan)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Catalan:
moneda
— (currency) a piece of currency
Chechen:
ахча
(axča)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Chichewa:
ndalamayo
— (currency) a piece of currency
Chinese Cantonese:
銀 /银
— (currency) a piece of currency
Chinese Cantonese:
銀仔 /银仔
— (currency) a piece of currency
Chinese Cantonese:
硬幣 /硬币
(ngaang6 bai6)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Chinese:
銀角仔 /银角仔
(zh-min-nan)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Chinese Mandarin:
硬幣 /硬币
(yìngbì)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Chinese Mandarin:
銅錢 /铜钱
(tóngqián)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Wu Chinese:
角子
— (currency) a piece of currency
Wu Chinese:
鉛角子 /铅角子
(1khe-koq-tsy)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Czech:
mince
— (currency) a piece of currency
Dalmatian:
monaita
— (currency) a piece of currency
Danish:
mønt
— (currency) a piece of currency
Dutch:
munt
— (currency) a piece of currency
Dutch:
muntstuk
— (currency) a piece of currency
Dutch:
geldstuk
— (currency) a piece of currency
Esperanto:
monero
— (currency) a piece of currency
Estonian:
münt
— (currency) a piece of currency
Estonian:
metallraha
— (currency) a piece of currency
Faroese:
myntur
— (currency) a piece of currency
Faroese:
mynt
— (currency) a piece of currency
Finnish:
kolikko
— (currency) a piece of currency
French:
pièce de monnaie
— (currency) a piece of currency
French:
jeton
— (currency) a piece of currency
West-Frisian:
munt
— (currency) a piece of currency
Friulian:
monede
— (currency) a piece of currency
Galician:
moeda
— (currency) a piece of currency
Georgian:
მონეტა
(moneṭa)
— (currency) a piece of currency
German:
Münze
— (currency) a piece of currency
German:
Geldstück
— (currency) a piece of currency
Gondi:
బిల్ల
(billa)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Greek:
κέρμα
(kérma)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Greek:
νόμισμα
(nómisma)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Ancient Greek:
κέρμα
(kérma)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Ancient Greek:
νόμισμα
(nómisma)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Gujarati:
સિક્કો
(sikko)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Hebrew:
מַטְבֵּעַ
(matbéa')
— (currency) a piece of currency
Hindi:
सिक्का
(sikkā)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Hindi:
मुद्रा
(mudrā)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Hindi:
टंक
(ṭaṅk)
— (currency) a piece of currency
White Hmong:
niaj
— (currency) a piece of currency
Hungarian:
érme
— (currency) a piece of currency
Hungarian:
fémpénz
— (currency) a piece of currency
Hungarian:
pénzérme
— (currency) a piece of currency
Hungarian:
pénzdarab
— (currency) a piece of currency
Icelandic:
mynt
— (currency) a piece of currency
Ido:
moneto
— (currency) a piece of currency
Indonesian:
keping
— (currency) a piece of currency
Indonesian:
kepingan
— (currency) a piece of currency
Indonesian:
koin
— (currency) a piece of currency
Interlingua:
moneta
— (currency) a piece of currency
Interlingua:
numisma
— (currency) a piece of currency
Irish:
bonn
— (currency) a piece of currency
Italian:
moneta
— (currency) a piece of currency
Japanese:
硬貨
(kōka)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Japanese:
玉
(tama)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Japanese:
コイン
(koin)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Kannada:
ನಾಣ್ಯ
(nāṇya)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Kazakh:
монета
(moneta)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Kazakh:
ақша
(aqşa)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Kazakh:
мәнет
(mänet)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Khmer:
កាក់
(kak)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Korean:
동전
(dongjeon)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Korean:
코인
(koin)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Kyrgyz:
монета
(moneta)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Lao:
ເງິນຕາ
(ngœn tā)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Lao:
ບ້ານ
(bān)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Lao:
ຫຣຽນ
(rīan)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Lao:
ຫລຽນ
(līan)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Latgalian:
moneta
— (currency) a piece of currency
Latin:
nummus
— (currency) a piece of currency
Latin:
moneta
— (currency) a piece of currency
Latvian:
monēta
— (currency) a piece of currency
Lithuanian:
moneta
— (currency) a piece of currency
Luxembourgish:
Mënz
— (currency) a piece of currency
Macedonian:
моне́та
(monéta)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Malay:
duit syiling
— (currency) a piece of currency
Malay:
syiling
— (currency) a piece of currency
Malayalam:
നാണയം
(nāṇayaṁ)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Maltese:
munita
— (currency) a piece of currency
Māori:
kapa
— (currency) a piece of currency
Māori:
moni
— (currency) a piece of currency
Māori:
moni uka
— (currency) a piece of currency
Māori:
uka
— (currency) a piece of currency
Marathi:
नाणे
(nāṇe)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Middle English:
coyn
— (currency) a piece of currency
Mon:
ခလာန်
(həlan)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Mongolian:
зоос
(zoos)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Mongolian:
ᠵᠣᠭᠤᠰ
(ǰoɣus)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Navajo:
béeso biyázhí
— (currency) a piece of currency
Neapolitan:
renaro
— (currency) a piece of currency
Neapolitan:
sordo
— (currency) a piece of currency
Nengone:
duremane
— (currency) a piece of currency
Nepali:
सिक्का
(sikkā)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Norman:
pièche
— (currency) a piece of currency
Norwegian Bokmål:
mynt
— (currency) a piece of currency
Occitan:
moneda
— (currency) a piece of currency
Odia:
ମୁଦ୍ରା
(mudrā)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Church Slavic:
цѧта
(cęta)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Old English:
mynet
— (currency) a piece of currency
Old English:
sċeatt
— (currency) a piece of currency
Oromo:
saantima
— (currency) a piece of currency
Pashto:
سکه
(seká)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Pashto:
دوړی
(dawṛǝ́y)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Dari:
سِکَّه
(sikka)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Iranian Persian:
سِکِّه
(sekke)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Plautdietsch:
Jeltstekj
— (currency) a piece of currency
Polish:
moneta
— (currency) a piece of currency
Polish:
bilon
— (currency) a piece of currency
Portuguese:
moeda
— (currency) a piece of currency
Portuguese:
prata
— (currency) a piece of currency
Punjabi:
ਸਿੱਕਾ
(sikkā)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Romanian:
monedă
— (currency) a piece of currency
Romansh:
munaida
— (currency) a piece of currency
Romansh:
muneda
— (currency) a piece of currency
Romansh:
muneida
— (currency) a piece of currency
Russian:
моне́та
(monéta)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Sanskrit:
नाणक
(nāṇaka)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Sardinian:
moneda
— (currency) a piece of currency
Sardinian:
moneta
— (currency) a piece of currency
Sardinian:
muneda
— (currency) a piece of currency
Scottish Gaelic:
bonn
— (currency) a piece of currency
Scottish Gaelic:
cùinn
— (currency) a piece of currency
Serbo-Croatian:
но̀вчић
— (currency) a piece of currency
Serbo-Croatian:
кова̀ница
— (currency) a piece of currency
Serbo-Croatian:
монѐта
— (currency) a piece of currency
Serbo-Croatian:
nòvčić
— (currency) a piece of currency
Serbo-Croatian:
kovànica
— (currency) a piece of currency
Serbo-Croatian:
monèta
— (currency) a piece of currency
Sicilian:
munita
— (currency) a piece of currency
Sinhalese:
කාසියක්
(kāsiyak)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Slovak:
minca
— (currency) a piece of currency
Slovene:
kovanec
— (currency) a piece of currency
Spanish:
moneda
— (currency) a piece of currency
Spanish:
numerario
— (currency) a piece of currency
Spanish:
moneda contante y sonante
— (currency) a piece of currency
Spanish:
moneda metálica
— (currency) a piece of currency
Spanish:
moneda sonante
— (currency) a piece of currency
Swahili:
sarafu
— (currency) a piece of currency
Swedish:
mynt
— (currency) a piece of currency
Tagalog:
pera
— (currency) a piece of currency
Tagalog:
kuwalta
— (currency) a piece of currency
Tagalog:
barya
— (currency) a piece of currency
Tajik:
сикка
(sikka)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Tajik:
танга
(tanga)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Tamil:
நாணயம்
(nāṇayam)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Tatar:
тәңкә
(täñkä)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Telugu:
నాణెము
(nāṇemu)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Thai:
เหรียญ
(rǐian)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Tibetan:
སྒོར་མོ
(sgor mo)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Tibetan:
ཊམ་ཀ
(ṭam ka)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Tibetan:
དོང་ཙེ
(dong tse)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Tigrinya:
ሳንቲም
(santim)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Turkish:
madenî para
— (currency) a piece of currency
Turkish:
demir para
— (currency) a piece of currency
Turkish:
sikke
— (currency) a piece of currency
Ottoman Turkish:
آقچه
(akçe)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Ottoman Turkish:
سكه
(sikke)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Ottoman Turkish:
زر
(zer)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Turkmen:
teňňe
— (currency) a piece of currency
Turkmen:
şaýy
— (currency) a piece of currency
Ukrainian:
моне́та
(monéta)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Urdu:
سِکَّہ
(sikka)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Uyghur:
قويما پۇل
(qoyma pul)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Uzbek:
tanga
— (currency) a piece of currency
Uzbek:
aqcha
— (currency) a piece of currency
Venetan:
monéda
— (currency) a piece of currency
Venetan:
monèa
— (currency) a piece of currency
Vietnamese:
đồng tiền
— (currency) a piece of currency
Volapük:
könäd
— (currency) a piece of currency
Volapük:
goldakönäd
— (currency) a piece of currency
Volapük:
largentakönäd
— (currency) a piece of currency
Walloon:
manoye
— (currency) a piece of currency
Welsh:
darn arian
— (currency) a piece of currency
Welsh:
pisyn arian
— (currency) a piece of currency
Welsh:
bathon
— (currency) a piece of currency
Yakut:
манньыат
(manňïat)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Yiddish:
מטבע
(matbeye)
— (currency) a piece of currency
Zhuang:
ngaenzgeng
— (currency) a piece of currency
Zulu:
uhlamvu class 11/10
— (currency) a piece of currency
Belarusian:
жэто́н
(žetón)
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Bulgarian:
жето́н
(žetón)
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Czech:
žeton
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Danish:
polet
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Danish:
jeton
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Dutch:
jeton
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Dutch:
munt
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Esperanto:
ĵetono
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Estonian:
rahamärk
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Estonian:
žetoon
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Finnish:
pelimerkki
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
French:
jeton
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Galician:
ficha
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Georgian:
ჟეტონი
(žeṭoni)
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
German:
Chip
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
German:
Jeton
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Greek:
μάρκα
(márka)
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Hungarian:
zseton
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Italian:
gettone
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Kazakh:
жетон
(jeton)
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Kyrgyz:
жетон
(jeton)
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Latvian:
žetons
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Lithuanian:
žetonas
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Macedonian:
жето́н
(žetón)
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Iranian Persian:
ژِتون
(žeton)
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Polish:
żeton
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Portuguese:
ficha
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Romanian:
jeton
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Russian:
жето́н
(žetón)
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Russian:
фи́шка
(fíška)
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Serbo-Croatian:
жѐто̄н
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Serbo-Croatian:
žètōn
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Slovak:
žetón
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Slovene:
žeton
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Swedish:
pollett
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Swedish:
jetong
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Tajik:
жетон
(žeton)
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Turkish:
jeton
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Ukrainian:
жето́н
(žetón)
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Uzbek:
jeton
— a token used in a special establishment like a casino
Finnish:
kolikko
— one of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit
German:
Münze
— one of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit
Italian:
denari
— one of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit
Polish:
moneta
— one of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit
Polish:
denar
— one of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit
Polish:
pentakl
— one of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit
Swedish:
mynt
— one of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit
Swedish:
pentagram
— one of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit
Bulgarian:
сека
(seka)
— to create coins
Catalan:
encunyar
— to create coins
Czech:
razit
— to create coins
Dutch:
munten
— to create coins
Dutch:
aanmunten
— to create coins
Dutch:
munt slaan
— to create coins
Finnish:
lyödä rahaa
— to create coins
French:
frapper une monnaie
— to create coins
Galician:
acuñar
— to create coins
Galician:
cuñar
— to create coins
German:
prägen
— to create coins
Greek:
νομισματοκοπώ
(nomismatokopó)
— to create coins
Greek:
νομισματοποιώ
(nomismatopoió)
— to create coins
Greek:
κερματίζω
(kermatízo)
— to create coins
Hungarian:
pénzt ver
— to create coins
Icelandic:
slá mynt
— to create coins
Italian:
coniare
— to create coins
Italian:
monetare
— to create coins
Italian:
battere moneta
— to create coins
Central Kurdish:
پارەلێدان
(parelêdan)
— to create coins
Middle English:
coynen
— to create coins
Middle English:
moneyen
— to create coins
Polish:
bić monety
— to create coins
Polish:
wytwarzać monety
— to create coins
Portuguese:
cunhar
— to create coins
Russian:
чека́нить
(čekánitʹ)
— to create coins
Russian:
отчека́нить
(otčekánitʹ)
— to create coins
Scottish Gaelic:
buail
— to create coins
Spanish:
acuñar
— to create coins
Spanish:
troquelar
— to create coins
Spanish:
cuñar
— to create coins
Swedish:
prägla
— to create coins
Welsh:
bathu
— to create coins
Bulgarian:
измислям
(izmisljam)
— to make up or invent, and establish
Bulgarian:
изфабрикувам
(izfabrikuvam)
— to make up or invent, and establish
Catalan:
encunyar
— to make up or invent, and establish
Czech:
razit
— to make up or invent, and establish
Dutch:
verzinnen
— to make up or invent, and establish
Dutch:
smeden
— to make up or invent, and establish
Dutch:
opperen
— to make up or invent, and establish
Dutch:
bedenken
— to make up or invent, and establish
Finnish:
keksiä
— to make up or invent, and establish
Finnish:
sepittää
— to make up or invent, and establish
French:
inventer
— to make up or invent, and establish
French:
forger
— to make up or invent, and establish
Galician:
acuñar
— to make up or invent, and establish
Georgian:
გამოგონება
(gamogoneba)
— to make up or invent, and establish
German:
prägen
— to make up or invent, and establish
Greek:
εφευρίσκω
(efevrísko)
— to make up or invent, and establish
Greek:
επινοώ
(epinoó)
— to make up or invent, and establish
Greek:
κατασκευάζω
(kataskevázo)
— to make up or invent, and establish
Hungarian:
alkot
— to make up or invent, and establish
Hungarian:
létrehoz
— to make up or invent, and establish
Icelandic:
búa til
— to make up or invent, and establish
Irish:
cum
— to make up or invent, and establish
Italian:
coniare
— to make up or invent, and establish
Polish:
wymyślić
— to make up or invent, and establish
Polish:
ukuć (wyrażenie, powiedzenie)
— to make up or invent, and establish
Portuguese:
cunhar
— to make up or invent, and establish
Romanian:
crea
— to make up or invent, and establish
Romanian:
inventa
— to make up or invent, and establish
Romanian:
născoci
— to make up or invent, and establish
Russian:
приду́мывать
(pridúmyvatʹ)
— to make up or invent, and establish
Russian:
приду́мать
(pridúmatʹ)
— to make up or invent, and establish
Spanish:
acuñar
— to make up or invent, and establish
Spanish:
troquelar
— to make up or invent, and establish
Swedish:
mynta
— to make up or invent, and establish
Welsh:
bathu
— to make up or invent, and establish