nitta

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See also: Nitta

English

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Fula nete, and its source, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandingo nɛtɛ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nitta (plural nittas)

  1. A tropical tree of the genus Parkia, having edible pods and seeds, especially Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. or Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template..
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 65:
      These are the hard times, the long lingering days before the rains. Udders dry, grain reserves shot – even the insipid nitta pods in short supply.

Anagrams

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish niittää.

Verb

nitta

  1. to mow, to cut

Inflection

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References

  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “косить, скосить”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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