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nyana

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Sundanese

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Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna, knowledge)

Verb

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nyana (Sundanese script ᮑᮔ)

  1. to know
  2. to guess
    Urang teu nyana Arab Saudi meunang ngalawan Argéntina
    I didn't expect that Saudi Arabia won against Argentina
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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nyana (Sundanese script ᮑᮔ)

  1. (Banten) Alternative form of inyana

See also

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Sundanese personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person exclusive lemes abdi1,
sim kuring2
abdi sadayana1, simkuring sadayana2
loma urang1,
kuring2,
kami3, 4
kuring sareréa
cohag aing aing kabéhan
1st person inclusive lemes - urang samudayana
loma - arurang,
urang
2nd person lemes anjeun,
hidep5
aranjeun,
haridep5
loma manéh,
silaing
maranéh
cohag sia,
dia4
saria,
sararia
3rd person lemes mantenna6,
anjeunna
aranjeunna
loma manéhna, inya4,
nyana4,
inyana4
maranéhna
cohag si éta -
reflexive lemes nyalira
loma sorangan,
diri
1 Informal.
2 Formal.
3 Expressing speaker's superiority.
4 Dialectal form.
5 Toward younger.
6 Respectful.
Notes:
  • The personal pronouns may vary depending on the dialect.
  • The second person pronouns maybe replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
  • The second and third person singular pronouns maybe used plurally.
See each entry for more information.

Further reading

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