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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
(unknown)
From the [[w:Old_Chinese|Archaic Chinese]] word ''N-kkwaŋ'', meaning yellow.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

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Nanyse

Alternative Forms

чɔƙϣφч (Dumun script)

Etymology

From the Archaic Chinese word N-kkwaŋ, meaning yellow.

Pronunciation

  • (Nanyse Proper) IPA: /nɛ.kwʌn/
  • (Kote Dialect) IPA: /nɛ.xwan/
  • (Jara Dialect) IPA: /nɛ.kwʌn/
  • (Yrem Dialect) IPA: /nɛ.xwʌn/

Noun

nekwan i (plural: nekwanz; nekwanza; nekwanekwan)

  1. The color yellow.

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