"nêhiyaw" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Plains Cree]

IPA: [ˈneː.hɪˌjʌw] Forms: nêhiyawak [plural], ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ [Syllabics]
Etymology: From historically reconstructed common Cree root *nêhiraw, cognate to Atikamekw nêhirawisiw, Swampy Cree nêhinawak, Woods Cree nīhithawak. Etymology templates: {{cog|atj|nêhirawisiw}} Atikamekw nêhirawisiw, {{cog|csw|nêhinawak}} Swampy Cree nêhinawak, {{cog|cwd|nīhithawak}} Woods Cree nīhithawak Head templates: {{head|crk|noun|plural|nêhiyawak|||||||||Syllabics|ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ|f6request=1|g=an|tr=-}} nêhiyaw anim (plural nêhiyawak, Syllabics ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ), {{crk-noun|an|nêhiyawak|cans=ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ}} nêhiyaw anim (plural nêhiyawak, Syllabics ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ)
  1. Cree person Tags: animate
    Sense id: en-nêhiyaw-crk-noun-HQ6ru4bP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plains Cree entries with incorrect language header, Ethnonyms

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "atj",
        "2": "nêhirawisiw"
      },
      "expansion": "Atikamekw nêhirawisiw",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "csw",
        "2": "nêhinawak"
      },
      "expansion": "Swampy Cree nêhinawak",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cwd",
        "2": "nīhithawak"
      },
      "expansion": "Woods Cree nīhithawak",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From historically reconstructed common Cree root *nêhiraw, cognate to Atikamekw nêhirawisiw, Swampy Cree nêhinawak, Woods Cree nīhithawak.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nêhiyawak",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ",
      "tags": [
        "Syllabics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crk",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "Syllabics",
        "14": "ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "nêhiyawak",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f6request": "1",
        "g": "an",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "nêhiyaw anim (plural nêhiyawak, Syllabics ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "an",
        "2": "nêhiyawak",
        "cans": "ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ"
      },
      "expansion": "nêhiyaw anim (plural nêhiyawak, Syllabics ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ)",
      "name": "crk-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nê‧hi‧yaw"
  ],
  "lang": "Plains Cree",
  "lang_code": "crk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Plains Cree entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "crk",
          "name": "Ethnonyms",
          "orig": "crk:Ethnonyms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Cree person"
      ],
      "id": "en-nêhiyaw-crk-noun-HQ6ru4bP",
      "links": [
        [
          "Cree",
          "Cree"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈneː.hɪˌjʌw]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nêhiyaw"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "atj",
        "2": "nêhirawisiw"
      },
      "expansion": "Atikamekw nêhirawisiw",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "csw",
        "2": "nêhinawak"
      },
      "expansion": "Swampy Cree nêhinawak",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cwd",
        "2": "nīhithawak"
      },
      "expansion": "Woods Cree nīhithawak",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From historically reconstructed common Cree root *nêhiraw, cognate to Atikamekw nêhirawisiw, Swampy Cree nêhinawak, Woods Cree nīhithawak.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nêhiyawak",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ",
      "tags": [
        "Syllabics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crk",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "Syllabics",
        "14": "ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "nêhiyawak",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f6request": "1",
        "g": "an",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "nêhiyaw anim (plural nêhiyawak, Syllabics ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "an",
        "2": "nêhiyawak",
        "cans": "ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ"
      },
      "expansion": "nêhiyaw anim (plural nêhiyawak, Syllabics ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ)",
      "name": "crk-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nê‧hi‧yaw"
  ],
  "lang": "Plains Cree",
  "lang_code": "crk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Plains Cree animate nouns",
        "Plains Cree entries with incorrect language header",
        "Plains Cree lemmas",
        "Plains Cree nouns",
        "Plains Cree terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "crk:Ethnonyms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Cree person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Cree",
          "Cree"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈneː.hɪˌjʌw]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nêhiyaw"
}

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