nēn

Phonetic

[nɛˑn]

English: Translation

In vain; futilely; profitlessly; uselessly; without avail; for nothing.

Spanish: Translation

En vano; por demás; sin provecho; inútilmente; en balde; por nada.

Part of Speech

adverb

Semantic Domain

Grammar

Example Sentence

Aw ka amo san nen ka nikinpewas.

Dialect

Colonial [ɴᴄɪ]

Notes

Agglutinative: nēn-, nēm-.

Source

vocabulario-en-lengua-castellana-y-mexicana-1571