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nípa

small; small & frail

nípa adj. "small; small & frail". The word is said to mean "small" with "connotation of weakness". Also *nimpë (VT48:18)

nípa

adjective. small (usually with connotation of weakness)

A word appearing in a note from 1968 along side a (primitive?) variant ✶nimpĭ, both derived from the root √NIP meaning “small” but usually with connotation of weakness (VVT48/18).