nye

Probably from French nid (“nest, brood”), Latin nidus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus.

nye (plural nyes)

1. A brood or flock of pheasants.

• -yne, Ney, eny, ney, yen

nye m (indefinite plural neje, definite singular neni, definite plural nejet)

1. (Gheg) Alternative form of nyjë

nye

1. definite and plural of ny

• IPA^(key): /naje/

nye

1. needle

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲɛ/

nye

1. I

nye

1. to swerve
2. to swing

nyè

1. give

From Proto-Nguni *-nye, from Proto-Bantu *-mòì.

-nye

1. one
2. another

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

nye

1. definite singular of ny
2. plural of ny

nye

1. definite singular of ny
2. plural of ny

From Proto-Bantu *-mòì.

-nye

1. one

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

From Proto-Bantu *-mòì.

-nyé

1. one

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

nye

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of ny.

From Proto-Nguni *-nye, from Proto-Bantu *-mòì.

-nye

1. one
2. another

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

From Proto-Nguni *-nye, from Proto-Bantu *-mòì.

-nye

1. (with enumerative concord or copulative adjective concord) one

   Sibone muntu munye kuphela.

   We saw only one person.

   Ihhashi linye.

   There is one horse.

2. some

   Abantu abanye bavumelana nawe.

   Some people agree with you.

3. another

   Ngibona inja enye.

   I see another dog.

4. additional, more

   Ngicela amanzi amanye.

   Could I have some more water?

• This word only means "one" when used with the enumerative concord, or with a copulative adjective concord.
• The meaning "one" is normally used only with singular nouns. It can be used with plurale tantum nouns, in the meaning "one kind of".

• kanye
• ubunye

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nye”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nye”