neel

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neel [ɳɯ⁵⁵]verb_intransitive

ENto twist, to screw (e.g. wires together); to be snowing dry snow, for dry snow to be floating around; to make or take a detour

中文拧，扭; 飘着干雪; 绕行

neel [ɳɯ⁵⁵]verb_transitive

ENto have (a cowlick)

中文长着（发旋儿），有（发旋儿）

Linguistic detail

Loqsee chee'liu ddeezail neel yel.
Give this screw a twist, will you.
帮我拧一下这个螺丝。

Pinson, Latasha. Naxi Dictionary. Webonary.org. SIL International. https://www.webonary.org/naxi/

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