napë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romance *nappa, from French nappe (“table-cloth”).[1]

Noun

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napë f (plural napa, definite napa, definite plural napat)

  1. cloth
  2. napkin
  3. towel
  4. kerchief

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “napë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 282

Further reading

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  • “napë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Yanomam

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Etymology

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Cognate to Yanomamö napë.

Noun

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napë (unclassified holonym; singulative napë a, dual napë kipë, plural napë pë)

  1. stranger, foreigner, non-Yanomami, non-indigenous person
  2. enemy

References

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  • Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017) Yanomama Clause Structure‎[1], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 115
  • Emiri, Loretta (1987) Dicionário yãnomamè-português (dialeto wakathautheri)‎[2], Boa Vista: Comissão Pró-Índio de Roraima, page 48

Yanomamö

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Etymology

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Cognate to Yanomam napë.

Noun

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napë

  1. stranger, foreigner, non-Yanomami, non-indigenous person
  2. person who lives or acts like a non-indigenous person and possesses goods not made by indigenous people

References

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  • Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ‎[3] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN
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