ni
Bingham
ni
n. a coconut tree.
pre. in, at, to, by, with, of.
Sabatier
ni
prep. euph. for n. at, in, for, to (used before b, k, m, ng, p, w).
ni1
and nini.
pref. showing frequency or intensity: (1) all, altogether, completely, continually, extremely.
ex. nibangabanga, ninibangabanga: having many holes; nimaoraki: sickly, always sick.
rad. from nira.
ex.
- ni karewe: tie up spathe of coconut for toddy cutting.
- ni bake: tie in bundles.
ni2
n. coconut tree.
ex.
- ua ni: fruit of...
- kanni: trunk of... (as timber)banni: leaf <frond> of...
- ani: fibre from..., etc.
Goo & Banner
ni
sn. Cocos nucifera L..
n. coconut tree (k,z,sp).
Topics: Plants and trees, Coconut, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)