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Entry: namdhanahaN
Grammar: 1) n. 2) adv.
Meaning: 1) west; 2) in the west, westward.
Derivation: [namdha west + *nahaN direction]
Entry: namdhe:ʔl
Grammar: n.
Meaning: the borderline between shadow and sun
Derivation: [nam sun + *the:ʔl threshold, cf. lamdhe:ʔl]
Comments: namdhe:ʔlin a:tto: kɛʔrɛ? How far has the sun gotten (How much has the shade-line receded)?; cf. namdziʔkho:ʔ, samrippa.
Entry: namdhiNgo:
Comments: vide namde:Ngu.
Entry: namdziʔkho:ʔ, namʔiʔkho:ʔ
Grammar: n.
Meaning: shade, shadow
Derivation: [nam sun, dziʔ < ci:kma cool off, kho:ʔ < kha:kmaʔ congeal; cf. kha:kmiʔl, kha:kwɛʔl, le:gha:k, migha:k, mikho:ʔ]
Comments: cf. namdhe:ʔl, samrippa.
Entry: namɛNghɛmmʔna
Grammar: adj.
Meaning: be obstinate, be unlistening, pretend not to hear
Derivation: [na face + NGP of khɛmmaʔ 'to hear']
Comments: cf. nadha:kkriN.
Entry: nam, na:m
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: sun, sunshine
Comments: cf. liNma, nam tha:ma under tha:maʔ (5), tɔmaʔ, thamaʔ.
Entry: namla:Nma
Grammar: n.
Meaning: drought
Derivation: [lit. sun-dance]
Comments: namla:Nma wɛndu There's a drought.
Entry: nammaʔ, -nam-
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: vi.
Meaning: smell
Comments: pɔ:ʔl pɔ:ʔl kɛnamɛ You smelled like fungus; hi hi kɛnam You smell like shit; cf. nammaʔ, namsuʔmaʔ.
Entry: nammaʔ, -nams-/-nam-
Grammar: vt.
Meaning: smell
Derivation: [caus. < nammaʔ smell]
Comments: phuNin namsuN I smell the flower; namsɛʔ! - hi nam laʔba smell [vt.] it! - (refusing) it probably smells [vi.] like shit; cf. khɛmmaʔ.
Entry: nammaʔ, -nand-/-nan-
Grammar: vt.
Meaning: be victorious over someone, outdo, defeat or beat someone, win against someone
Comments: aNga cum-dhik-nu lo:kt-ɛ-tchi-ge-ba, nand-u-N (I friend-one-COM race-PT-dPS-e-IPF, win-3P-1sA) I raced against a friend and won; nandɛʔ! win!; aNga andzumdhiknu tiliNgadhiknu lo:kNnaba, aNga na:nduNsiN I raced against a friend and a policeman, and I beat them; cf. thammaʔ.
Entry: namne:tti
Grammar: adv.
Meaning: lit. solar cord
Derivation: [nam sun + *ne:tti cord, string, cf. ne:tti clitoris]
Comments: pulling at the solar (viz. right) cord wound about the churning rod (phɛrik, q.v.); cf. la:bne:tti.
Entry: namphɛpmaʔ, nam-phɛtt-/nam-phɛt-/nam-phɛʔl
Grammar: vt.
Meaning: place out in the sun to dry
Derivation: [nam sun + phɛpmaʔ fetch, bring]
Comments: te:ʔl-haʔ namphɛttuNsiN I've put the clothes out in the sun to dry; nam-kɛ-bhɛtt-u-aN kɛ-he:s-w-i:? (sun-2-fetch-3P-pfG 2-dry in the sun-3P-Q) Having put it out in the sun, have you managed to get it dry yet?
Entry: namphɛtchiNmaʔ
Grammar: vr.
Meaning: let oneself dry off or dry up in the sun
Derivation: [< namphɛpmaʔ place out in the sun to dry]
Comments: nambhɛtchiNɛʔaN nɛ:sɛʔ! Just sit there and dry out in the sun!.
Entry: namphirʔli:
Grammar: adv.
Meaning: condition of the sun appearing as a cold and large red flat disk shortly after sunrise or before sunset.
Derivation: [nam sun + phirli: whirling]
Entry: namsuʔmaʔ, nam-suʔs-/nam-suʔ-
Grammar: vi.
Meaning: stink, smell
Derivation: [< nam smell]
Comments: cf. nam.
Entry: namtha, namdha
Grammar: n.
Meaning: west.
Derivation: [nam sun + < thamaʔ fall]
Entry: namyaʔ
Grammar: n.
Meaning: yaʔro:n dried in the sun
Derivation: [nam sun + yaʔ paddy]
Comments: cf. miyaʔ.
Entry: nanaʔ
Grammar: adv.
Meaning: way over there.
Derivation: [< na: there]
Entry: naNge:n
Grammar: n.
Meaning: east.
Derivation: [< naNgɛtnahaN east]
Entry: naNgɛtnahaN
Grammar: 1) n. 2) adv.
Meaning: 1) east; 2) in the east, eastward.
Derivation: [nam sun + kɛt < kɛpmaʔ arrive + *nahaN direction]
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