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nisn'g

Pronunciation guide: ni·sê·nêk

Recording by Diane (Listuguj) 🔉
Recording by Eunice (Listuguj) 🔉
Recording by Joe (Listuguj) 🔉

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she holds it downward

Meanings:

restrain
holds downward

Example of word used in sentence:

Nisn'g llutaqan glapis ni'n gisia'sisa'sian.
He/she holds down the fencing until I finish going over it.

Recording by Eunice (Listuguj) 🔉

Alternate forms:

I hold it downward

(first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

We hold it downward

(first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

Other words from category hold

alapjit - have in hand - 🔉
aptapjiet - unable to release a hold - 🔉
elasgng - hand over / hold in the direction of - 🔉
geggunasit - kept (for safekeeping) / held (for safekeeping) - 🔉
geggunatl - have / possess - 🔉
geggung - have / possess - 🔉
gelg'g - hold down with body weight / hold closed with body weight - 🔉
gelguatl - hold down with body weight - 🔉
gelisga'latl - take by the hand while walking / take hold arm in arm - 🔉
gelpilatl - tie up - 🔉
geltaqanatl - hold by a leash / restrain (by leash or rope) - 🔉
geltaqpilatl - tie with a rope - 🔉
geltaqpilg - tie it up with a rope - 🔉
gelta'tl - put claim / put deposit on / retainer / down payment on / give temporary relief to / prop up suddenly, quickly, temporarily / catch or hold in place temporarily - 🔉
gelte'g - put claim / deposit / retainer / down payment on - 🔉
gennatl - hold / put aside - 🔉
genn'g - hold - 🔉
getapja'toq - take with bare hands - 🔉
getapsgnatl - hold with bare hands - 🔉
getapsgng - take hold with bare hands - 🔉
gisapsgng - catch reach / get a hold of - 🔉
goqqwa'latl - grab - 🔉
goqqwa'toq - grab - 🔉
gweso'tg - conserve / preserve - 🔉
iga'latl - release / let go / place / put - 🔉
iljo'qonatl - balance - 🔉
iljo'qong - balance - 🔉
loqte'gn - trap - 🔉
loqte'gnigalatl - to trap / set trap for - 🔉
masqwa'tasit - jailed / put away (in mental institution) / put away / store - 🔉
masqwa'tasit - jailed / put away (in mental institution) / put away / store - 🔉
melgapjit - have strong grip - 🔉
me'sapjeta'tl - fumble / unable to catch - 🔉
me'sapje'te'g - fumble / unable to catch - 🔉
metaqapja'latl - take in bare hands - 🔉
metaqapja'sit - take in bare hands - 🔉
metaqapja'toq - take in bare hands - 🔉
metaqapjeta'tl - grab in bare hands - 🔉
metaqapjit - holds in bare hands - 🔉
mntoqopsga'latl - pinch and twist - 🔉
mntoqopsga'toq - pinch and twist - 🔉
naqanatl - delay / hold back / restrain - 🔉
naqang - hold back / restrain / delay - 🔉
nastesmatl - hook / jig - 🔉
nastestoq - hook / jig / catch by hook - 🔉
nisnatl - holds downward - 🔉
nisn'g - restrain / holds downward - 🔉
patanapjit - hold with left hand - 🔉
pesoqopsga'sit - fumble and drop / let slip from hand - 🔉
pija'latl - put in - 🔉
pija'lut - jailed / put inside - 🔉
pija'toq - put in - 🔉
pisoqos'ti - button - 🔉
sepapjit - hold in concealment in the hand - 🔉
sepitja'latl - grasp / grip - 🔉
sepitja'toq - grip / grasp - 🔉
sepuijjenatl - hide or conceal in hand - 🔉
sepuijjeng - hide or conceal in hand - 🔉
sepulgomit - hold under arm / clutch under arm - 🔉
siptaqan'g - stretching / holding a steady tension - 🔉
taqawanapi - grilse net / trout net - 🔉
te'tipoqja'latl - put arm around waist of - 🔉
wejigoqwa'latl - attempt to grab / grab from - 🔉
wejimsnatl - try to grasp / try to catch - 🔉
wejimsng - try to grasp - 🔉
wejitepnatl - try to reach (with hand) - 🔉
wesmoqsuwalatl - embrace / hug / smooch - 🔉
weso'tg - conserves / preserve - 🔉
wesua'latl - take hold of - 🔉