nyet

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian нет (net, no).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nyet (uncountable)

  1. A no; a negative response (in a Russian context).

Interjection

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nyet!

  1. No (in a Russian context).
    • 1990 December 31, F. Coleman, “A Soviet Bombshell”, in Newsweek, volume 116, number 27, page 50:
      "Nyet," he said with an impatient wave, and walked into the cold night.
    • 2010 Oct, John G. Hemry, “The Rift”, in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, volume 130, number 10, page 9:
      Nyet problem, Sarge.

Antonyms

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Noun

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nyet n

  1. definite singular of ny

Lashi

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Lashi cardinal numbers
 <  6 7 8  > 
    Cardinal : nyet

Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni-s. Cognates include S'gaw Karen နွံ (nwee) and Burmese ခုနစ် (hku.nac).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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nyet

  1. seven

References

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  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)