Contionary:ñæñuchlike

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Etymology

Probably from a Nanaklāri theonym, that later came to denote the quality/ies that being represented. Today the verb is considered to be the root form, but most probably it was back-formed from the related noun ńäńuchliė.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA: /ˈɲæɲuc͡ɕʰɴ̆ake/
  • (Kailamārśikha) IPA: /ɲæ̃˥.ɨ̃ʊ̯̃˨.c͡ɕʰɴ̆a.kə/

Verb

ńäńuchlake

  1. sweet, pleasant, graceful, cute; beautiful, wonderful
    kaiyā ńältah bhīvayu heily ńäńuchlaryn hęlsarṇäss.
    His sister plays the oboe very gracefully.
  2. breathtakingly beautiful, wonderful (particularly for people)
    — saṃhāram tum meityt nat sama : ńäńuchlāsmilten yaiva en tami.
    (...) the boy saw her and thought she was the most beautiful of all.

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