nyi

See also: nyí, nyî, Nýi, -nyi, -nyî, and -nyĭ

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Nyimang.

Symbol

nyi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nyimang.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Nyimang terms

Achang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məj (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /nʲi˧/
• (Lianghe) [mi³¹]
• (Luxi) [mi⁵¹]

Noun

nyi

1. fire

Derived terms

• nyi-whom

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎^[1], Payap University, page 100

Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲì/

Noun

nyì (plural nyiwo)

1. cattle

Related terms

• nyinɔ
• nyitsu

Verb

nyì

1. to rear (to bring up to maturity)
2. to suck (to use the mouth to pull in liquid)
3. to wear (to suffer due to use)

Finnish

Verb

nyi

1. inflection of nykiä:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• yin

Fon

Etymology 1

Noun

nyì

1. cattle

Etymology 2

Noun

nyĭ

1. name

Etymology 3

Particle

nyi

1. me

Etymology 4

Verb

nyì

1. to rear (to bring up to maturity)
2. to throw

Igbo

Adjective

nyi

1. weighty, heavy

Adverb

nyi

1. too much

Verb

nyi

1. overburden, exhaust, overwhelm
2. weigh on

Laboya

Pronoun

nyi

1. Short form of the third-person singular independent pronoun nyiyo

Lafofa

Noun

nyi

1. (Amira) water
2. (Amira) blood

References

• Herrmann Jungraithmayr, Daniel Barreteau, Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 75

Nkonya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲyí/

Noun

nyi

1. plural of oyi

Nyishi

Noun

nyi

1. person, human
2. man

References

• P. T. Abraham (2005), A Grammar of Nyishi Language‎^[2], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors