čiíz thing

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form چِیز
Phonetic Form tɕiíz
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): -á
Origin Urdu (Persian): čiiz
    • thing
      • Example 551:
        buǰáanu ba na ki nu ga šay karáaṛu ki iṇc̣ ki nu ga číiz thaní.
        buǰ
        understand
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        ba
        top
        na
        neg
        ki
        comp
        nu
        3MSG.prox.nom
        ga
        what
        šay
        thing
        karáṛu
        leopard
        ki
        or
        iṇc̣
        bear
        ki
        or
        nu
        3MSG.prox.nom
        ga
        what
        číiz
        thing
        thaní
        QT
        I couldn't recognize the thing, whether it was a leopard or a bear or something else.
        Source: A:HUA038-9