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-nih

[nih]

suffix

LanguageKarelian

Meaning
  1. Used to form indefinite pronouns from interrogative pronouns.
  2. suffix for indefinite pronouns
  3. A suffix added to question words to turn them into indefinite words, such as changing 'who' to 'someone'.
Examples

ken (“who?”) → kennih (“someone, anyone”)

ken (“who?”) → kennih (“someone, anyone”)

Pronunciationnih

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis suffix is attached to the end of interrogative pronouns.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.