Esperanto

Determiner

nian

1. accusative singular of nia

Mandarin

Romanization

nian

1. Nonstandard spelling of niān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of nián.
3. Nonstandard spelling of niǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of niàn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Swedish

Noun

nian

1. definite singular of nia