nyana

Sora

Etymology

Cf. Proto-Austroasiatic *tŋaʔ ("bow") and Proto-Austroasiatic *snaʔ ("crossbow").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲaŋaː/

Noun

nyana

  1. a bow (kind of arrow)

References

  • Ramamurti, R. S. (1933). Sora–English Dictionary. Delhi: Mittal Publication.

Sundanese

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna, “knowledge”)

Verb

nyana (Sundanese script ᮑᮔ)

  1. to know
  2. to guess
    Urang teu nyana Arab Saudi meunang ngalawan Argéntina
    I didn't expect that Saudi Arabia won against Argentina
Derived terms
  • panyana

Etymology 2

Pronoun

nyana (Sundanese script ᮑᮔ)

  1. (Banten) alternative form of inyana

See also

Sundanese personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person exclusive lemes abdi1,
sim kuring2 		abdi sadayana1, simkuring sadayana2
loma urang1,
kuring2,
kami3, 4 		kuring sareréa
cohag aing aing kabéhan
enclitic -ing † -
1st person inclusive lemes - urang samudayana
loma - arurang,
urang
2nd person lemes anjeun,
hidep5 		aranjeun,
haridep5
loma manéh,
silaing 		maranéh
cohag sia,
dia4 		saria,
sararia
3rd person lemes mantenna6,
anjeunna 		aranjeunna
loma manéhna, inya4,
nyana4,
inyana4 		maranéhna
cohag si éta -
enclitic -na -
reflexive lemes nyalira
loma sorangan,
diri

1 Informal.
2 Formal.
3 Expressing speaker's superiority.
4 Dialectal form.
5 Toward younger.
6 Respectful.

† Obsolete
Notes:
  • The personal pronouns may vary depending on the dialect.
  • The second person pronouns maybe replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
  • The second and third person singular pronouns maybe used plurally.
See each entry for more information.

Further reading

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