"neyan" meaning in Ainu

See neyan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [néꜜjàn] Forms: neyokay [plural]
Etymology: From ney (“that”) + an (“is”), literally “that being”. Etymology templates: {{compound|ain|ney|an|lit=that being|t1=that|t2=is}} ney (“that”) + an (“is”), literally “that being” Head templates: {{head|ain|adjective|Kana spelling|ネヤン|plural|neyokay|f1sc=Kana|head=|sc=Latn|tr=-}} neyan (Kana spelling ネヤン, plural neyokay), {{ain-adj|l|ネヤン|neyokay}} neyan (Kana spelling ネヤン, plural neyokay)
  1. (demonstrative) that (close to the speaker and listener) Tags: demonstrative Synonyms: neya Related terms: tan, taan, tanokay, taokay taoka [Saru], neya nea [Saru], neyokay, nerok, toan, tonokay, tookay tooka [Saru]

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ain",
        "2": "ney",
        "3": "an",
        "lit": "that being",
        "t1": "that",
        "t2": "is"
      },
      "expansion": "ney (“that”) + an (“is”), literally “that being”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ney (“that”) + an (“is”), literally “that being”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "neyokay",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ain",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "Kana spelling",
        "4": "ネヤン",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "neyokay",
        "f1sc": "Kana",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "Latn",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "neyan (Kana spelling ネヤン, plural neyokay)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "l",
        "2": "ネヤン",
        "3": "neyokay"
      },
      "expansion": "neyan (Kana spelling ネヤン, plural neyokay)",
      "name": "ain-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ainu",
  "lang_code": "ain",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ainu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ainu terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that (close to the speaker and listener)"
      ],
      "id": "en-neyan-ain-adj-LTDhxHdP",
      "links": [
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(demonstrative) that (close to the speaker and listener)"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "tan"
        },
        {
          "word": "taan"
        },
        {
          "word": "tanokay"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Saru"
          ],
          "word": "taokay taoka"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Saru"
          ],
          "word": "neya nea"
        },
        {
          "word": "neyokay"
        },
        {
          "word": "nerok"
        },
        {
          "word": "toan"
        },
        {
          "word": "tonokay"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Saru"
          ],
          "word": "tookay tooka"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "neya"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "demonstrative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[néꜜjàn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "neyan"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ain",
        "2": "ney",
        "3": "an",
        "lit": "that being",
        "t1": "that",
        "t2": "is"
      },
      "expansion": "ney (“that”) + an (“is”), literally “that being”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ney (“that”) + an (“is”), literally “that being”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "neyokay",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ain",
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        "3": "Kana spelling",
        "4": "ネヤン",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "neyokay",
        "f1sc": "Kana",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "Latn",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "neyan (Kana spelling ネヤン, plural neyokay)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "l",
        "2": "ネヤン",
        "3": "neyokay"
      },
      "expansion": "neyan (Kana spelling ネヤン, plural neyokay)",
      "name": "ain-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ainu",
  "lang_code": "ain",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "tan"
    },
    {
      "word": "taan"
    },
    {
      "word": "tanokay"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Saru"
      ],
      "word": "taokay taoka"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Saru"
      ],
      "word": "neya nea"
    },
    {
      "word": "neyokay"
    },
    {
      "word": "nerok"
    },
    {
      "word": "toan"
    },
    {
      "word": "tonokay"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Saru"
      ],
      "word": "tookay tooka"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Ainu adjectives",
        "Ainu compound terms",
        "Ainu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ainu lemmas",
        "Ainu terms with redundant script codes",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that (close to the speaker and listener)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(demonstrative) that (close to the speaker and listener)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "demonstrative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[néꜜjàn]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "neya"
    }
  ],
  "word": "neyan"
}

Download raw JSONL data for neyan meaning in Ainu (1.5kB)

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