naach

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• nooch

Etymology

From Old High German nāh (“close, near”), from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, attain”). Cognate with Dutch na, English nigh, German nah, Icelandic ná-.

Adjective

naach

1. (Uri) near

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 22.

Mopan Maya

Adjective

naach

1. far, distant

References

• Hofling, Charles Andrew (2011). Mopan Maya–Spanish–English Dictionary, University of Utah Press.