ᓃᑳᓐ nîkân
(particle)
1
ahead, at the fore, at the front
Examples
ᐁᑯ ᓈᔅᐱᒡ ᑳ ᐗᓂ ᑎᐱᔅᑭᓇᐦᒃ ᓀᔥᑕ ᑳ ᑲᒀᑕᑫᓕᐦᑕᐦᒃ ᒃᕆᔅᑎᔭᓐ, ᓇᒪᐐᓚ ᐙᐙᒡ ᐊᐱᔒᔥ ᓃᑳᓐ ᑮ ᐙᐸᐦᑕᒻ᙮
and with that a great darkness and horror fell upon Christian, so that he could not see before him.
Vincent - Pilgrim's Progress [1886]
2
prominent in rank, importance, or position
Examples
ᓈᔅᐱᒡ ᒫᑲ ᑮ ᑭᔥᑌᓕᐦᑕᒶᒃ ᓀᔥᑕ ᒫᐗᒡ ᓃᑳᓐ ᑮ ᐃᑌᓕᐦᑕᒶᒃ ᐆᒪ ᐃᑖᑎᓰᐎᓐ᙮
They really esteemed it and thought of this way of being as foremost.
John Fletcher - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1936]
3
in the future
References
variantnîkânihk
36 results found
Some words starting with 'nîkân'
s/he sets it forward
s/he foresees it
foresight
s/he foresees h/
s/he has foresight
1
s/he sits in front
2
(figurative) s/he is at the forefront
s/he is foremost
to be foremost
it is foremost
s/he considers h/ foremost
fore, ahead
a foreword
a foreword
s/he sends it ahead
s/he sends sth ahead for h/
s/he sends h/ ahead
1
ahead, at the fore, at the front
2
in the future
it flies ahead
s/he flies ahead
s/he runs ahead
s/he is preceded by it
1
s/he, it moves ahead of h/ (spontaneously or automatically)
2
s/he precedes h/ (by vehicle)
1
s/he is at the front, s/he comes first (by vehicle)
2
it is at the front, it comes first (moving spontaneously or automatically)
3
it happens ahead of, it happens first
1
of the police or armed forces a person in a position of command or authority (e.g., an officer, a sergeant, a chief, etc.)
2
a leader
3
of the police or armed forces a person foremost in a given field, a pacesetter
1
s/he is ahead, s/he leads
2
s/he is foremost
s/he is ahead of h/, s/he leads h/
s/he is ahead of h/, s/he leads h/
1
a person foremost in a given field, a pacesetter
2
a leader
3
a person in a position of command or authority (e.g., an officer, a sergeant, a chief, etc.)
1
s/he is ahead, s/he leads
2
s/he is foremost
s/he carries h/ ahead
s/he carries it ahead
1
s/he carries h/ ahead on foot
2
s/he makes h/ walk ahead
s/he carries it ahead on foot
s/he walks ahead of h/
s/he walks ahead