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Entry: ɛnniN

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: adv.

Meaning: this year

Derivation: [< ɛn today]

Comments: cf. atche:ma, aʔnɛmma, ɛllamba, miʔlliN, sumliN.

Entry: niniyaN la:pmaʔ, niniyaN mɛlla:pmaʔ, -la:pt-/-la:p-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: (used only in the negative) ignore, pretend not to see

Derivation: [ni < nimaʔ 'to see']

Comments: niniyaN mɛla:ptaNnɛn He pretended not to see me; niniyaN kɛlla:pʔɛnni:? Are you ignoring me? Are you pretending not to see me?; niniyaN kɛla:ptɛn He pretended not to see you; cf. khɛmghɛmaN la:pmaʔ.

Entry: niN

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: poison

Entry: niN

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: 1) mind, inclination; 2) in the expression niN lɛʔmaʔ: ire, wrath, gall, spleen

Comments: 1) cf. lɔʔmaʔ (7)\x 2)\x vide lɛʔmaʔ (2).\x

Entry: niNgɛ

Grammar: n.

Meaning: 1) oil, cooking oil; 2) oil or kerosene for lamps.

Entry: niNgo:ro:

Grammar: n.

Meaning: large edible hirsute fern croziers.

Entry: niNlɛʔlɛʔ

Grammar: adv.

Meaning: too much, too many, too.

Derivation: [ʔ -niN lɛʔmaʔ be too much for someone]

Entry: niNsaN

Grammar: n.

Meaning: mind, love, mood.

Entry: -niNsaN pukmaʔ, -pug-/-puk-

Grammar: n. + vi.

Meaning: be crestfallen

Comments: khɛʔo: pe:-lle ku-niNsaN pug-ɛ (there go/PT-SUB his-mood fall-PT) When he had gone there he became crestfallen; cf. niNsaN puNmaʔ, niNsaN phukmaʔ.

Entry: -niNsaN puNmaʔ, -puks-/-puN-

Grammar: n. + vt.

Meaning: disappoint someone

Derivation: [caus. < niNsaN pukmaʔ be crestfallen]

Comments: ku-ndzum-le ku-niNsaN puks-u bi:r-u (his-friend-ERG his-mood disappoint-3P give-3P) His friend let him down.

Entry: niNsaN phukma, -phukt-/-phuk-

Grammar: n. + vt.,

Meaning: spoil the fun, be a killjoy

Derivation: [dir. < niNsaN pukmaʔ be crestfallen]

Comments: niNsaN phuktu, niNsaN kɛbhukpa mǝna rǝcǝ He spoiled all the fun, he's a real killjoy.

Entry: niNwa

Grammar: n.

Meaning: 1) mind, memory, remembrance; 2) desire, satisfaction, intent.

Entry: -niNwa co:kmaʔ, -co:g-/-co:k- vt.

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: 1) desire, want; 2) get an idea, (with infinitive) get the idea to do something.

Entry: -niNwa hi:maʔ, -hi:r-/-hi:-

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: be convinced, change one's mind

Comments: kuniNwa hi:rɛ He's changes his mind; cf. niNwa hi:maʔ.

Entry: -niNwa hi:maʔ, -hi:s-/-hi:-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: convince someone, get someone to change his mind (eg. by repeating a mantra with concentrated effort or by more conventional means).

Derivation: [caus. < niNwa hi:maʔ change one's mind]

Entry: niNwahu:p

Grammar: n.

Meaning: power of memory, quickness of mind, intelligence.

Derivation: [niNwa mind + *hu:p strength, force]

Entry: -niNwa i:maʔ, -i:r-/-i:-

Grammar: n. + vi.

Meaning: become dizzy, become faint

Derivation: [i:maʔ wander]

Comments: aniNwa i:rɛaN kɛNaN; I became dizzy and fell; kɛniNwa i:rɛi:? Did you get dizzy?

Entry: -niNwa i:maʔ, -i:s-/-i:-

Grammar: n. + vt.

Meaning: make dizzy, make one's head spin

Derivation: [i:maʔ cause to wander]

Comments: yǝllik thuN-my-aN niNwa i:s-u (much drink-INF-pfG mind make spin-3P) Having drunk much, it made him dizzy.

Entry: -niNwa lɛNmaʔ, -lɛks-/-lɛN-

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: black out, lose consciousness

Derivation: [lɛNmaʔ flip over (vt.)]

Comments: aniNwa lɛksɛ I blacked out; aniNwa lɛN-nɛʔl I'm on the verge of blacking out.

Entry: -niNwa ma:maʔ, -mɔy-/-ma:-

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: lose one's mind

Comments: kɛniNwa mɔyɛi:? Have you lost your mind?; kɛniNwa mɔyɛ ro:! You've really lost your mind!

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