Contionary:nanai

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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 tīð 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.

Synonyms

(forest): kälivyah
(home): kita

Derived terms

nanayāyike "(to be) wild"
kaitynanai "mangrove forest"
nanailīlta "forest path"
nanayūnima "panoramic road", arch.: "forest path"