hnah

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *hnaʔ.

Noun

hnah

1. leaf

Further reading

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “hnah”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hnaigu, from Proto-Germanic *hnaigwaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (hnaiws).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xnɑːx/, [n̥ɑːx]
• Rhymes: -ɑːx

Adjective

hnāh (comparative hnāgra)

1. humble, lowly
2. abject, poor

Declension

Declension of hnāh — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hnāh	hnāh	hnāh
Accusative	hnāgne	hnāge	hnāh
Genitive	hnāges	hnāgre	hnāges
Dative	hnāgum	hnāgre	hnāgum
Instrumental	hnāge	hnāgre	hnāge
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hnāge	hnāga, hnāge	hnāh
Accusative	hnāge	hnāga, hnāge	hnāh
Genitive	hnāgra	hnāgra	hnāgra
Dative	hnāgum	hnāgum	hnāgum
Instrumental	hnāgum	hnāgum	hnāgum

Declension of hnāh — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hnāga	hnāge	hnāge
Accusative	hnāgan	hnāgan	hnāge
Genitive	hnāgan	hnāgan	hnāgan
Dative	hnāgan	hnāgan	hnāgan
Instrumental	hnāgan	hnāgan	hnāgan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hnāgan	hnāgan	hnāgan
Accusative	hnāgan	hnāgan	hnāgan
Genitive	hnāgra, hnāgena	hnāgra, hnāgena	hnāgra, hnāgena
Dative	hnāgum	hnāgum	hnāgum
Instrumental	hnāgum	hnāgum	hnāgum