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Etymology 1
From Northern, from ,. Compare North Central, 🇨🇬 ɟioŋ ("father"), 🇨🇬 joŋ ("man").

This word originally just meant "man, male", as with North Central /, originally just meant "woman, female".

Noun

 * 1) husband

Usage notes

 * In, , , , the words for females always come first. In most other phrases, the words for males usually come first, except in certain poetic contexts (e.g. as opposed to the usual ).

Etymology 2
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Verb

 * 1) to stack up

Noun

 * 1) a stack