Contionary:nanai

Chlouvānem

Etymology

Unknown, possibly Laifutaši.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [nänäɪ̯]

(Līlasuṃghāṇi) IPA: [nɐnæɪ̯]

Noun

nanai

1. rainforest, jungle

   Tāllahārei maitababhrām cami nanai maichleyuñce.

   The Tāllahārya river basin is a huge rainforest in the South [of the Inquisition].

2. forest

   kaplaša jålkhūrilīm ræñjaṃris nanai.

   The taiga is a conifer forest in cold climates.

3. (literary): home, abode

   〜 sama lilyā kairā lilenu soh pritemęliṣya : sama mālirṣme nanāyu lileṣyau gṇyāviṣyarate. (Lanaijunyāvi Halinækha Mæmijaiya)

   (...) and my love will give you back [your] life, and embraced we two will give life to our home.

4. a place full of life - be it business, nightlife, or other activities (often as a compound with leliē)

   lunaikeikai ñoɂabemuvai las dārṇājålinūmi lelyē las tī nanā ūnima lanihē nanai vi.

   because of the tea gardens, shops, and artists, that road is often full of life (a jungle).

5. (usually with genitive case) abundance, plenty, wealth

   nanā jāyim bhayūmi nanai vi.

   That girl gives [lit.: is] plenty of care/attentions.

6. (usually with genitive case) a huge group of something, a lot of

   laili nanai lališire juṃšan gaurāte ñumirek.

   A lot of people were waiting for the new bishop in the square.

Inflection

-ai declension
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Direct	nanai	nanaiva	nanāye
Vocative
Accusative	nanāyu	nanāyes	nanāyaih
Ergative	nanǣ	nanāyēn	nanāyūn
Genitive	nanāyi	nanaiva	nanāyān
Translative	nanain	nanāyį	nanāyēt
Exessive	nanait	nanaibhan	nanaimān
Essive	nanąis	nanainne	nanaigem
Dative	nanāyom	nanāyį	nanaisām
Ablative	nanāyų	nanaibhan	nanǣnīs
Locative	nanāye	nanainne	nanailīm
Instrumental	nanaip	nanaibhan	nanainīka

Synonyms

(forest): maichlam (literary)

(home): kita, (abode): amaha (literary)

(wealth): chluvaikā

Derived terms

nanayūkke "related to a jungle, rainforest, forest"


nanayausake "wild"

kahinanai "mangrove forest"

nanailīlta "forest path"

nanayūnima "panoramic road", arch.: "forest path"


nanaibabhrām "pure world" (religious, literary)


nanaikā "(something or someone) pure" (literary)


nanayāvi "(something or someone) pure" (literary)

Grayis

Pronunciation

(Grayis) IPA: /naˈnai̯/

Number

nanai

1. eleven. Because Grayis uses a nonal (base-9) number system, this represents the numeric value of 11, but the semantic value of 12 (10+2).

Laceyiam

Etymology

From a Nanaklāri language.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA: [naˈnai̯]
• (Kailamārśikha) IPA: [na.næ̞i̯ː˦˥]

Noun

nanai

1. rainforest, jungle

   Tālliyāia cami nanai mini Laltīmāhiaye jar.

   The Tālliyāia is a huge rainforest in Southern Laltīmāhia.

2. forest

   kiaṣṭa chliaðńāraṃśie räðūmi arā nanai jar.

   The taiga is a conifer forest in cold climates.

3. (literary): home, abode

   — sama lālia kaira ląse lillaṃsau priśemęlykiṣār : sama tälaihanikėnah nanayau liśā gṇyaukikṣāṃśe. (L. Halinäkha Īpaṇāvi)

   (...) and my love will give you back [your] life, and embraced we'll give life to our home.

4. a place full of life - be it business, nightlife, or other activities (often as a compound with leliė)

   lunaidārṣamai talimāhiai høy kęlimuivei høy meilū nanā ūnima ylenaljah nanai jar.

   because of the tea gardens, shops, and artists, that road is often full of life (a jungle).

5. (usually with genitive case) abundance, plenty, wealth

   nanā jāyim bhuvaneyė nanai jar.

   That girl gives [lit.: is] plenty of care/attentions.

6. (usually with genitive case) a huge group of something, a lot of

   lailė nanai khāręe høląu kuliāhiye ḍėlkändan.

   A lot of people were waiting for the new bishop in the square.