Contionary:junya

Chlouvānem

Etymology

From the verb junike (to paint).

Pronunciation

(Standard): IPA: [ɟ͡ʑunjä]

(Līlasuṃghāṇi): IPA: [ɟ͡ʑunjɐ]

Noun

junya (1h declension)

1. paint, dye

   širē kāmilire junyu rileimiṃte.

   We need more blue dye.

2. (grammar) junya, an inflectional category of Chlouvānem verbs analogue to moods, but distinct from actual moods in Chlouvānem grammar.

   chlǣvānumi dhāḍi šulka junya jali.

   In Chlouvānem there are five junyai.

3. (colloquial) face paint (short for piltajunya or piltajunirṣūs)

   junya lę gam ulgutālta.

   I'm about to buy [some] face paint.

Inflection

1-h type declension
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Direct	junya	junyāt	junyai
Vocative	junye
Accusative	junyu	junyāṣa	junyaih
Ergative	junyei	junyāra	junyān
Genitive	junei	junyeva	junyumi
Translative	junyan	junyarį	junyēt
Exessive	junyat	junyabhan	junyemān
Essive	junyęs	junyanne	junyēm
Dative	junyom	junyarį	junyesām
Ablative	junyų	junyabhan	junyenīs
Locative	junye	junyanne	junyelīm
Instrumental	junyap	junyabhan	junyenīka

Derived terms

• piltajunya (face paint)

Related terms

• hīmba (colour, hue, shade)