nij

Translingual

Symbol

nij

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ngaju.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ngaju terms

Dutch

Etymology

A not uncommon toponymic element, where it is generally to be regarded as a borrowing from Dutch Low Saxon or West Frisian; otherwise rarely encountered in Dutch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛi̯/

Adjective

nij (comparative nijer, superlative nijst)

1. dialectal form of nieuw

Declension

Declension of nij
uninflected	nij
inflected	nije
comparative	nijer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		nij	nijer	het nijst het nijste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	nije	nijere	nijste
	n. sing.	nij	nijer	nijste
	plural	nije	nijere	nijste
definite		nije	nijere	nijste
partitive		nijs	nijers	—

Derived terms

• Anninks- en Nijhofshoek
• Gasselternijveen
• Nij Altoenae
• Nijbroek
• Nijdam
• Nije Veld
• Nijenheim
• Nijenklooster
• Nijensleek
• Nijentap
• Nijeveen
• Nijstad

Low German

Adjective

nij

1. (Gronings) alternative form of nee (“new”)
2. (Gronings) curious

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian nī, nīe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛi̯/

Adjective

nij

1. new

Inflection

Inflection of nij
uninflected	nij
inflected	nije
comparative	nijer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		nij	nijer	it nijst it nijste
indefinite	c. sing.	nije	nijere	nijste
	n. sing.	nij	nijer	nijste
	plural	nije	nijere	nijste
definite		nije	nijere	nijste
partitive		nijs	nijers	—

Derived terms

• nijs

Further reading

• “nij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰniːꟲ (“debt”). Cognate with Thai หนี้ (nîi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ᩶, Lao ໜີ້ (nī), Lü ᦐᦲᧉ (ṅii²), Shan ၼီႈ (nīi), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥲ (lì), Phake ꩫ︀ီ (nī), Ahom 𑜃𑜣 (nī), Nong Zhuang nij, Zuojiang Zhuang nij.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ni˥/
• Tone numbers: ni³
• Hyphenation: nij

Noun

nij (Sawndip form 𪥤, 1957–1982 spelling niз)

1. debt