nij - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From Middle Low German nîe, nü̂we, from Old Saxon niuwi. Related to West Frisian nij, Dutch nieuw, German neu, English new, Swedish ny.

nij (Gronings)

1. new
2. curious

From Old Frisian nī, nīe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi.

• IPA^(key): /nɛi̯/

nij

1. new

• nijs

• “nij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

From Proto-Tai *ʰniːꟲ (“debt”). Cognate with Thai หนี้ (nîi), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩦ᩶, Lao ໜີ້ (nī), Lü ᦐᦲᧉ (ṅii²), Shan ၼီႈ (nīi), Tai Nüa ᥘᥤᥲ (lì), Phake ꩫီ (nī), Ahom 𑜃𑜣 (nī), Nong Zhuang nij, Zuojiang Zhuang nij.

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ni˥/
• Tone numbers: ni³
• Hyphenation: nij

nij (Sawndip form 𪥤, 1957–1982 spelling niз)

1. debt