Dictionary:ɲiɲi: Difference between revisions
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# {{lb|YCP-XX|by extension}} a whine, a buzz | # {{lb|YCP-XX|by extension}} a whine, a buzz | ||
====Descendants==== | |||
* {{desc|YCP-XA|ɲiɲi}} | |||
* {{desc|YCP-XB|ɲiɲi}} | |||
* {{desc|YCP-XC|nini}} | |||
==Proto-North-Andusian== | |||
===Etymology=== | |||
From Proto-Andusian {{m|YCP-XX|ɲiɲi}} (“mosquito”). | |||
===Noun=== | |||
{{head|YCP-XA|noun|head=ɲiɲi|gloss=mosquito}} | |||
# mosquito, gnat | |||
# whining biting insect | |||
==Proto-South-Andusian== | |||
===Etymology=== | |||
From Proto-Andusian {{m|YCP-XX|ɲiɲi}} (“mosquito”). | |||
===Noun=== | |||
{{head|YCP-XB|noun|head=ɲiɲi|gloss=mosquito}} | |||
# mosquito, gnat | |||
# whining biting insect | |||
====Descendants==== | |||
* {{desc|YCQ-BE|ñiñi}} | |||
Latest revision as of 10:39, 6 August 2026
Proto-Andusian
Etymology
Expressive reduplication.
Noun
*ɲiɲi
- mosquito, gnat
- whining biting insect
- (by extension) a whine, a buzz
Descendants
Proto-North-Andusian
Etymology
From Proto-Andusian *ɲiɲi (“mosquito”).
Noun
*ɲiɲi
- mosquito, gnat
- whining biting insect
Proto-South-Andusian
Etymology
From Proto-Andusian *ɲiɲi (“mosquito”).
Noun
*ɲiɲi
- mosquito, gnat
- whining biting insect
Descendants
- Besoh: ñiñi