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Modern (Beijing) reading: ěr
Preclassic Old Chinese: n(h)ejʔ
Classic Old Chinese: n(h)é
Western Han Chinese: n(h)é
Eastern Han Chinese: ń(h)é
Early Postclassic Chinese: ń(h)é
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ń(h)é
Late Postclassic Chinese: ń(h)é
Middle Chinese: ńé
English meaning : be near
Russian meaning[s]: 1) близкий; вблизи; сблизиться; 2) ближайший (во времени); недалеко, недолго; 3) перен. поверхностный, неглубокий
Shuowen gloss: 近也.從**.爾聲.古文邇. [74]
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 162
Four-angle index: 6551
Karlgren code: 0359 c
Shijing occurrences: 10.3_, 35.2_
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *nĕjH
Meaning: near
Chinese: *n_ejʔ near.
Tibetan: ńe near, snen, bsńen to approach, gnen, ńen a relative.
Burmese: nih near, LB *nix.
Kachin: ni2 near.
Lushai: hnai (hnaiʔ) near.
Kiranti: *né
Comments: Thakali nye-se. Simon 19; Sh 37, 124; Ben. 65; Mat. 182. A probable derivate is OCh. 人 *nin person ( = Tib. ńen relative).
stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-lush,stibet-kir,stibet-comments,

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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *né
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: near
Sunwar: 'nēthā
Tulung: ŋepa (? error instead of nepa)
Kaling: nephäm (CSDP 'nephäm)
Limbu: nip, net, nettāŋ (= S 'nēthā)
Yamphu: nendhaŋ
kiret-prnum,kiret-meaning,kiret-sun,kiret-tul,kiret-kal,kiret-lim,kiret-yam,

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Limbu dictionary :

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Entry: nipmaʔ, -nitt-/-nit-/-niʔl
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: vi.
Meaning: be nearby
Comments: ma:N-i: niʔl-i:? Is it far away or nearby?
limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,limet-comments,

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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: nendhaŋ
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: adv.
Meaning: near, close.
Nepali: najik
yamet-prnum,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,yamet-nepali,

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