nira
See also: NIRA and nīra
Catío Chibcha
Noun
nira
- water
References
- Paul Rivet, Nouvelle contribution à l’étude de l’ethnologie précolombienne de Colombie, Journal de la Société des Américanistes, volume 35 (1943), page 26
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nira, from Pali nira (“water”), from Sanskrit नीर (nīra, “water, juice, liquor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni.ra/
- Hyphenation: ni‧ra
Noun
nira
- neera, a type of sap, liquor.
Further reading
- “nira” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
nira
- Rōmaji transcription of にら
- Rōmaji transcription of ニラ
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نِيرْ (nīr).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
nira (n class, plural nira)
- yoke
Tahitian
Verb
nira
- sew
Tanema
Noun
nira
- water
References
- Alexandre François, The languages of Vanikoro: Three lexicons and one grammar, in Discovering history through language: Papers in honour of Malcolm Ross (Bethwyn Evans, editor), Pacific Linguistics 605 (2009, Canberra: Australian National University)