neia

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²nɛɪːa/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse hníga, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą, *hnīwaną (“to bow”). ==== Alternative forms ==== neie, nigja ==== Verb ==== neia (present tense neiar, past tense neia, past participle neia, passive infinitive neiast, present participle neiande, imperative neia/nei) to curtsey Synonym: bukka === Etymology 2 === From earlier neigja, from Old Norse hneigja, from Proto-Germanic *hnaigijaną (“to make bow”). A causative of Etymology 1. Akin to German neigen. ==== Alternative forms ==== neie, neigja ==== Verb ==== neia (present tense neier, past tense neidde, past participle neitt/neidd, passive infinitive neiast, present participle neiande, imperative nei) to beat in, bend (e.g. a nail) once it's gone through a medium (often a piece of wood), so that the spike doesn't face outwards Synonyms: njode, node === Etymology 3 === From nei (“no”). ==== Verb ==== neia (present tense neiar, past tense neia, past participle neia, passive infinitive neiast, present participle neiande, imperative neia/nei) to refuse, to say no === References === “neia” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. === Anagrams === eine == Zimakani == === Noun === neia water === References === Stephen Adolphe Wurm, Donald C. Laycock, Pacific linguistic studies in honour of Arthur Capell (1970), page 1260: The Suki word for water, nia, has certainly been borrowed from languages in the Mai Kussa-Pahoturi area (Warubi, Mikud, Agob) where it is widespread. From suki it will have found its way into Zimakani (neia).