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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
*(''Nanyse Proper'') [[w:IPA|IPA]]: / | *(''Nanyse Proper'') [[w:IPA|IPA]]: /ʉ.ʃʉ/ | ||
*(''Kote Dialect'') [[w:IPA|IPA]]: / | *(''Kote Dialect'') [[w:IPA|IPA]]: /ɵ.ʃɵ/ | ||
*(''Jara Dialect'') [[w:IPA|IPA]]: / | *(''Jara Dialect'') [[w:IPA|IPA]]: /ʉ.tʃʉ/ | ||
*(''Yrem Dialect'') [[w:IPA|IPA]]: / | *(''Yrem Dialect'') [[w:IPA|IPA]]: /u.ʃu/ | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 25 September 2013
Nanyse
Alternative Forms
λђλ (Dumun script)
Etymology
From the Sumerian word uš and the Chinese word xuèyè, both meaning blood.
Pronunciation
- (Nanyse Proper) IPA: /ʉ.ʃʉ/
- (Kote Dialect) IPA: /ɵ.ʃɵ/
- (Jara Dialect) IPA: /ʉ.tʃʉ/
- (Yrem Dialect) IPA: /u.ʃu/
Noun
uxu a (plural: uxuz; uxuza; uxuxu)
- Blood
- A bodily fluid in living creatures that delivers necessary substances to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells
Usage Notes
- The word uxu is refers to non-coagulated blood only.
- This word tends to refer to Dumun blood specifically.