ņaib
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See also: naib
Marshallese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English knife, from Middle English knyf, knif, from late Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from *knīpaną (“to pinch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [nˠɑːipˠ], (enunciated) [nˠɑ ipˠ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /nˠæɰjipˠ/
- Bender phonemes: {ņahyib}
Noun[edit]
ņaib (M.O.D.: ṇaib) (construct form ņaibin)
- (alienable) a pocketknife
References[edit]
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- Marshallese terms derived from Old English
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- Marshallese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Marshallese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Marshallese lemmas
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