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ōtsīnáp

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Khiamniungan Naga

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /o³³tsi³³nap⁵⁵/

Noun

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ōtsīnáp

  1. (Patsho) sunset; the time in the evening when the sun disappears or daylight fades.
    Asheu aimong le otsipik naih yo nü otsinap sau kü chinye.
    They worked in the garden from sunrise to sunset.
  2. (Patsho) West; the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes, on the left-hand side of a person facing north, or the part of the horizon lying in this direction.
    Otsinap leh otsi no napva je.
    The sun rises from the East.
  3. (Patsho) the western part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town.
    Otsinap kounyutshui leh shingkhanyu USA, Canada louho UK nong sheu anyi-amua nühe tuasülua nü leuh-oh juh kü noije.
    Some countries in the west like USA, Canada and UK are much ahead in research and technology.

Adjective

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ōtsīnáp

  1. (Patsho) lying towards, near, or facing the west.
    otsinap Africa
    west Africa

Adverb

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ōtsīnáp

  1. (Patsho) to or towards the west.
    otsinap leh yo naih-oh apa kheunyoh lümieh phahie
    travelling west, he met two men