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pnà.

to make five individuals

‘make five’, a version of an old language game for five players, focusing on abstract thought. Other versions of this game are for four, seven or ten players, and named accordingly. The cover term for the game is dmàj. ‘fill (up), make full > make quite a lot’.

Etymology

< NLem pin‑a
< LMLem, MLem pin‑yl
< OLem ping‑, inflected form of
< PLem *pengwe
< PIE *pénkʷe

possible doublet of pnàgc.

Cognates

Eng five, Gk πέντε ‘five’