neej

Latvian

Verb

neej

  1. inflection of neiet:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *nænᴬ (“person”), possibly borrowed from Chinese 民 (mín, “people”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nẽ˥˧/

Noun

neej

  1. human being, person
  2. family
  3. life
  4. fortune, estate

Derived terms

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 45; 277.
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