Contionary:junya

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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.

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