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U+A44D, ꑍ
YI SYLLABLE NYIP

[U+A44C]
Yi Syllables
[U+A44E]

Nuosu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/s-ni-s (two). Cognate with Burmese နှစ် (hnac, two).

Numeral

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(nyip)

  1. two

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Loloish *(ʔ)-ne¹, from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔnəj¹/³, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nəj (sun; day). Cognate with Burmese နေ့ (ne., day) and Chinese (OC *njiɡ, “day”).

Classifier

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(nyip)

  1. day