जिं छिंत ल्वमंकाच्वना
jin chhintalwamankachwana
The phrase "i miss you" in Newari is जिं छिंत ल्वमंकाच्वना (jin chhintalwamankachwana).
This phrase is used to express that you miss someone. In a more formal context, speakers may express the sentiment as "My heart desires to meet you."
Meaning: I miss you (phrase)
How do you pronounce it?
jin chhintalwamankachwana
Did you know?
- The pronoun छिंत in the phrase is part of a vast honorific system where choosing the wrong word for 'you' can accidentally insult a romantic partner if they hold a higher social rank.
- In Newari culture, affection is frequently communicated through describing physical or visceral sensations rather than the abstract cognitive states common in English.
- Newari is a Tibeto-Burman language, making the structure of its emotional expressions fundamentally different from the Indo-Aryan languages like Nepali that surround it.
Example conversation
Rajesh and Punam are talking on the phone after a long time.
- राजेश Rajeshपुनम, जिं छिंत ल्वमंकाच्वना।Punam, jin chhint lwamankachwana.Punam, I miss you.
- पुनम Punamजिं नं छिंत ल्वमंकाच्वना, राजेश।jin nan chhint lwamankachwana, Rajesh.I miss you too, Rajesh.
- राजेश Rajeshछफु खँ ल्वनाच्वना।chhaphu khan lwanachwana.I want to meet you.
- पुनम Punamयः, छफु ल्वनाच्वना।yah, chhaphu lwanachwana.Yes, I want to meet you too.
