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Riyan

Etymology

From Old Riyan -bi, from Proto-Riyanic *-ábi, from Proto-Hirdic *-ákhwis, from Proto-Laenkean *-ń̥kʰwes.

Pronunciation

• (Kuoma) IPA^(key): /-bɛ/, [-bə]

Suffix

-be

1. forms diminutive and derivative nouns

Derived terms

• sorbe (“oxygen”)