nyi

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See also: nyí, nyî, Nýi, -nyi, -nyî, and -nyĭ

Ewe[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nyi (plural nyiwo)

  1. cattle

Related terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

nyi

  1. to rear (to bring up to maturity)
  2. to suck (to use the mouth to pull in liquid)
  3. to wear (to suffer due to use)

Finnish[edit]

Verb[edit]

nyi

  1. inflection of nykiä:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams[edit]

Fon[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

nyì

  1. cattle

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

nyĭ

  1. name

Etymology 3[edit]

Particle[edit]

nyi

  1. me

Etymology 4[edit]

Verb[edit]

nyì

  1. to rear (to bring up to maturity)
  2. to throw

Igbo[edit]

Adjective[edit]

nyi

  1. weighty, heavy

Adverb[edit]

nyi

  1. too much

Verb[edit]

nyi

  1. overburden, exhaust, overwhelm
  2. weigh on

Laboya[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

nyi

  1. Short form of the third-person singular independent pronoun nyiyo

Lafofa[edit]

Noun[edit]

nyi

  1. (Amira) water
  2. (Amira) blood

References[edit]

  • Herrmann Jungraithmayr, Daniel Barreteau, Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 75

Nkonya[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nyi

  1. plural of oyi

Nyishi[edit]

Noun[edit]

nyi

  1. person, human
  2. man

References[edit]

  • P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language‎[1], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
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