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Modern (Beijing) reading: ní
Preclassic Old Chinese: n(h)rǝj
Classic Old Chinese: n(h)rǝj
Western Han Chinese: ṇ(h)ǝj
Eastern Han Chinese: ṇ(h)ǝj
Early Postclassic Chinese: ṇ(h)ij
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ṇ(h)ij
Late Postclassic Chinese: ṇ(h)i
Middle Chinese: ṇi
English meaning : ashamed
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0563 b
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *n(r)ǝ̆j
Meaning: red, shame
Chinese: *n_rǝj ashamed.
Burmese: ni be red; LB *(s)nVj.
Kiranti: *ńu[n] (?)
Comments: Gyarung kǝwurni red, tǝrni gold. Ben. 46, 91.
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *ńu[n] ( ~ *ŋ-)
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: shame
Limbu: nūmmaʔ, -nūnd-/-nūn-
Kulung: ŋǝima
Yamphu: ne:ma
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Limbu dictionary :

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Entry: nu:mmaʔ, -nu:nd-/-nu:n-
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: vi.
Meaning: feel ashamed.
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Kulung dictionary :

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Entry: Nǝima
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: shame
Nepali: lāj.
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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: ne:ma III
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Stem: <ne:s- ; ne:->
Grammar: v.intr.
Meaning: 1) to be ashamed, to be embarrassed 2) to be shy.
Comments: 1) akko ne:.si.n.e yaʔmi yaʔmi.mi khim.beʔ huŋ.ja.du.ye. (that be_ashamed.feel.NNP.FCT person person.GEN house.LOC wait.eat.around.FCT) That shameless guy goes around awaiting his chance at everybody's house.
yamet-prnum,yamet-stem,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,yamet-comments,

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