we

Naxi headword · 纳西语词条 — all entries

we [wɤ³³]mw
ENto pile up (i.e. disorderly), to mound up, to heap up; mound, pile; pile of or mound of
中文堆,堆积; 丘; 堆
we [wɤ³³]classifier
ENvillage (used mostly in village names); for villages (limited usage)
中文村,屯(用于村庄名); 个(用于村庄)
we [wɤ³³]classifier
ENfor swarms of insects (e.g. flies, gnats, etc.)
中文群(昆虫)

Linguistic detail

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Usage examples

Lasheel chee wefwe ceiqniwe jju meq.
Lashi Township has 12 villages with the word "-we" in the name.
拉市乡有十二个叫“……坞”的村子。
Ddeemei dal jjuq seil, “ddeeseel” shel me tal; “bber'lerl ddeewe” chee ddeejjef gge ssiulssiuq ddeehual me waq yil, “ddeeseel” shel me tal.
If there is only one mother, (you) can’t say “one litter”; “a swarm of flies” is not one group of offspring from the same family, so (you) can’t say “one litter.”
如果只有一个母亲,就不能说“一窝”;“一群苍蝇”不是同一个家族的一群后代,所以不能说“一窝”。

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How to cite this entry

NaxiAI. Naxi Digital Dictionary, s.v. “we”. https://naxiai.com/dictionary/we (accessed 2026-11-14).