jigni

Prasuni

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *drī̆gganaka, extended from *drī̆gga, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑiɡˈni/ (tone class C)

Adjective

jigni (Pronz)[1]

  1. long
  2. tall

References

  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “ǰign′i”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[1]

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian žignuti / жигнути.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒiɡˈni/
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Verb

a jigni (third-person singular present jignește, past participle jignit) 4th conjugation

  1. to insult, to offend, to humiliate, to hurt

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also