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Ghomala'

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Noun

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 class 1 (singular of mgì class 4)

  1. voice, tone

Noun

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 class 1 (singular of mgì class 2)

  1. deer
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References

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  • Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)

Middle Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), a dictionary based chiefly on the Northern dialects. Doublet of chi, most likely a secondary borrowing from the Central dialects.

The modern Central form chi is not a reflex of this form, but from a form that did not undergo lenition.

Pronunciation

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  • (Đông Kinh) IPA(key): [ʝi˨˩]

Pronoun

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, , , ()

  1. what; whatever
    lo sự ấy
    come what may
  2. anything
    Chảng có đí sốt.
    There isn't anything.

Descendants

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  • Vietnamese:

References

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Namuyi

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡi˥˧]
  • Hyphenation:

Verb

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  1. (transitive) to collect

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡi˥˧]
  • Hyphenation:

Verb

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  1. Prospective form of

References

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  • Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language[1], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 29
  • Li Jianfu (2017) A Descriptive Grammar of Namuyi Khatho spoken by Namuyi Tibetans[2], Victoria: La Trobe University (PhD Thesis), page 164; 240

Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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  • chi (no lenition)
  • (Internet slang, text messaging) giề
  • (abbreviation) z

Etymology

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From Middle Vietnamese . Related to chi; cognate with Muong chi.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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(, , , )

  1. what; whatever
  2. anything

Usage notes

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  • The interrogative pronoun denotes a choice which is to be made from an indefinite set of things or people. Note that if follows a classifier, the classifier may be omitted in the reply.
Đây là quyển gì?What kind of book is this?
Đây là (quyển) từ điển.This is a dictionary.

Derived terms

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Derived terms

Interjection

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  1. An interrogative expression nearly equivalent to “What?”

Usage notes

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The interrogative can be used for anything from its basic use of disbelief and surprise to frustration and fear, depending on context, tone and stress, just like the English interrogative “What?”.

See also

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