Contionary:nanai

Chlouvānem

Etymology

Unknown, possibly Laifutaši.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Chlouvānem) IPA: [naˈnaɪ̯]

Noun

nanai

1. rainforest, jungle

   Tāllahārei maitabhælā 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	lunai	lunaiva	lunāye
Vocative
Accusative	lunāyu	lunāyes	lunāyaih
Ergative	lunǣ	lunāyēn	lunāyūn
Genitive	lunāyi	lunaiva	lunāyān
Translative	lunain	lunāyį	lunāyēt
Exessive	lunait	lunaibhan	lunaimān
Essive	lunąis	lunainne	lunaigem
Dative	lunāyom	lunāyį	lunaisām
Ablative	lunāyų	lunaibhan	lunǣnīs
Locative	lunāye	lunainne	lunailīm
Instrumental	lunaip	lunaibhan	lunainīka

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"


nanaibhælā "pure world" (religious, literary)


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


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

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.