nyeis

Achang

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ni (copula).

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /nʲɛi˧˩/
  • (Lianghe) [n̥ʲɛʔ⁵⁵]
  • (Longchuan) [n̥ʲeʔ⁵⁵]
  • (Luxi) [nʲi³¹]
  • (Xiandao) [n̥ʲɛʔ⁵⁵]

Verb

nyeis

  1. to be

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-lej (“earth, ground”).

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /nʲɛi˧˩/
  • (Longchuan) [mi⁵⁵]
  • (Xiandao) [m̥i⁵⁵]

Noun

nyeis

  1. earth, ground
Usage notes
  • Generally not used alone in the Burmese dialects (the compound nyeisjvng predominates there), but is recorded alone in Chinese dialects.
Derived terms

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[1], Payap University, page 97
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