Dumi dictionary : Query result

Entry: nosǝm

Comments: vide nosǝ.

Entry: nu

Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: nose

Nepali: nāk.

Derivation: [also attested in Sasarkā ]

Entry: nu-dɨlǝ

Grammar: n.

Meaning: nostril.

Derivation: [nu 'nose' + dɨlǝ 'cleft, opening']

Entry: nukhil

Grammar: n.

Meaning: snot, mucus

Nepali: sin%gān

Derivation: [nu 'nose' + khil 'shit']

Comments: cf. mikkhi:m, Nitso-siʔi.

Entry: Nukhil

Grammar: dhyǝknɨ n.

Meaning: a two-day ritual performed by the shaman for any members of the community who have attained an age which is past child bearing age. In this ritual, the nukhil snot', a metaphor for fecund bodily effluents, is said to be sealed off or plugged up. After this ritual, the person or persons for whom the ritual has been performed formally enter the ranks of the respected elderly citizenry. The Nukhil dhyǝknɨ ritual is the culmination of the four-year ritual cycle of the Na:ghɨ and is performed immediately following the end of the four-day Tsomdam festival. It is during Nukhil dhyǝknɨ ceremony that one receives one's Moʔo or 'Eternal Name'

Derivation: [nukhil 'snot' + dhyǝknɨ 'seal off, plug']

Comments: cf. Dibudam, Moʔo, Na:ghɨ, nɨ wa:tnsinɨ, Ti:dam, Tsi:dam, Tsomdam.

Entry: nukhil-gotɨr

Grammar: n.

Meaning: type of bamboo; the shoots are slimy and emerge in a way reminiscent of snot, whence the name

Nepali: siŋgāne māliŋgo.

Derivation: [nukhil 'snot']

Comments: probably a Nepali calque

Entry: nulɨ

Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology

Grammar: adv.

Meaning: daytime, in the daytime

Nepali: diũso

Comments: cf. bɨknɨ, nulɨ-peʔe, si:na, so:mna.

Entry: nulɨ-peʔe

Grammar: adv.

Meaning: in the middle of the day, halfway through the day, at noon, in broad daylight

Derivation: [nulɨ 'daytime' + peʔe 'half']

Comments: also: nulɨ-tɨk-peʔe-bi (day-one-half-LOC); cf. si:na-peʔe.

Entry: nur

Comments: vide nurɨ.

Entry: nurɨ

Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: forest leopard or panther, Panthera pardus, or snow leopard, Panthera uncia

Nepali: bāgh

Comments: cf. kartɨkpu, sa:ʔlɨm, tsaptsɨ.

Entry: nurɨ-tsutsu

Grammar: n.

Meaning: respectful term for grandfather.

Derivation: [nurɨ 'leopard' + tsutsu 'grandfather']

Entry: nutso:

Grammar: n.

Meaning: tip of the nose.

Derivation: [nu 'nose' + tso: 'tip']

Entry: Nyélǝksi

Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: banana

Nepali: kerā

Comments: cf. yamlɨbhu.

Entry: Nyepnɨ

Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology

Grammar: vt-2a Nyept/Nyep-Nyiph/Nyip

Meaning: sow

Nepali: charnu

Comments: cf. letnɨ vt-2a.

Entry: Nyetnɨ

Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology

Grammar: vi-3 Nyi:ts/Nyi:s-Nyet

Meaning: 1) hurt, ache; fester (of a wound); 2) be ailing, be in poor health.

Entry: Nyetnɨ

Grammar: imp.vt-3 Nyi:ts/Nyi:s-Nyet

Meaning: (with non-referential third singular agent agreement and patient agreement with the person experiencing the pain) ache, hurt.

Entry: Nyi:nɨ

Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology

Grammar: vi-1 Nyi:

Meaning: hear, not be deaf.

Entry: Nyi:nɨ

Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology

Grammar: vt-1 Nyi:

Meaning: hear, listen to

Derivation: [allofam of Nitso 'ear']

Comments: eyi:nɨ takes only third singular patient; English I heard you' translates as Ana aʔa:tsɨm Nyi:Nu I heard what you said' (Nep. Timīle boleko sunẽ); Antsiʔa adzi:yɨm boʔo aNyi:? Did you hear what we were talking about? ; ANyi:tɨ ye: aNyi:tɨnǝ ye:? Do you hear or don't you?

Entry: Nyi:rnɨ

Grammar: vt-1 Nyi:r

Meaning: finish, complete (terminative pseudoaspectivizer with an infinitive)

Comments: vide 6.3.12; ɨtnɨ Nyi:rɨ He finished roasting it (Nep. Polnu sakyo), Dzunɨ Nyi:rni Theyp finished eating (Nep. Khānu sake).

Entry: Nyi:sdzɨnɨ

Grammar: vi-3 Nyi:ts/Nyi:s-Nyet + vi-4 dzo:-dzɨ-dzuy/dzu

Meaning: be ill, suffer, experience pain, be ailing

Nepali: duḥkhī rahanu.

Derivation: [duratively aspectivized Nyetnɨ vi-3 'hurt']

Comments: eyeʔkdzɨkta We are ailing