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nian

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Pronunciation

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Determiner

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nian

  1. accusative singular of nia

Mandarin

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Romanization

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nian

  1. Nonstandard spelling of niān.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of nián.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of niǎn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of niàn.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Swedish

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Noun

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nian

  1. definite singular of nia
    Jag går i nianI'm in ninth grade
  2. (slang) the face

Anagrams

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Whitesands

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Noun

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nian

  1. day

References

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Wutunhua

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Mandarin (nián).

Noun

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nian

  1. year
    Synonym: lo
    xo wang san nian-de ggo jjhayek jjhang-la-lio ze-li.
    Xiao Wang has studied Chinese for three years.
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 193)

Etymology 2

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From Mandarin (niàn).

Verb

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nian

  1. to read
    ni ma-ge nian-di-yek?
    What are you reading?
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 207)
  2. to recite

References

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  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Yoruba

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From (to have) +‎ ìan (memory), literally to have a memory

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nían

  1. (Ondo) Alternative form of níran (to remember)
    Synonyms: ántí, yèè
  2. (Ondo) Alternative form of níran (to remind someone)
    Synonyms: ránlétí, yèlérè

Derived terms

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