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“strong” in Jingpho

In Jingpho, strong is grai, ngang, ng◦gun◦ja.

Meaning in English

1. (adjective) having strength or power greater than average or expected 2. (adjective) having a strong physiological or chemical effect 3. (adjective) being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content 4. (adjective) strong and sure 5. (adjective) freshly made or left 6. (adjective) not faint or feeble 7. (adjective) immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with 8. (adjective) of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection 9. (adjective) having or wielding force or authority 10. (adjective) of good quality and condition; solidly built

Definition: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0)

Jingpho dictionary entries

verb
Jingpho

grai

To become well, strong, as after an illness; ya nang grat nit nt? are you well now? a. good, excellent, splendid; dat grat az raz nga az, this is splendid: ah, grat sat, yes, that’s good; adv. very, exceedingly: comp. ja ja, ‘law law, nachying and shang; shit sut grat /u at wa, he is a very rich per

Source: Ola Hanson, A Dictionary of the Kachin Language (1954 edition; OCR)

verb
Jingpho

ngang

To be firm, strong, durable; comp. Zéang, an and tang.

Source: Ola Hanson, A Dictionary of the Kachin Language (1954 edition; OCR)

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Jingpho

ng◦gun◦ja

strong

Source: STEDT database: Jingpho, Marrison 67 Naga (GEM-CNL)

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Jingpho

atsam rawng

strong

Source: Kachin Dictionary app 6.1: headwords and search index (digital edition of Hanson)

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Jingpho

nìŋ-gòn⪤ǹ-gòn

all, whole, great, strong

Source: STEDT database: Jingpho, Matisoff 74 TJLB (JAM-TJLB)

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