-nai eat / drink / inhale cigarette smoke

Part of Speech	vt
Inflection Class	I_A
Pronunciation	[C/a-]ˈnaj

1. • eat

   • • Example 911:
       

       De nènai naung.

       I haven't eaten yet.

2. • drink

   • • Example 464:
       

       Naida kape nènai naung.

       I don't drink coffee.

     • Example 912:
       

       Ira tènai.

       We drink water.

3. • inhale cigarette smoke

   • • Example 312:
       

       Tèbaku nènaite dudung.

       If you smoke a lot, you will cough.

Related entries

• See also:
  • pasi bite, sting; use teeth or mouth to cut into
  • -nai -pasi eat well, eat and drink with pleasure
  • mèduli suck up (a liquid), suckle a breast / smoke, suck in cigarette smoke
  • -pasi eat, consume by eating
  • -pasi -nai consume, eat