dhuniaá brideprice

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form دُھنئا
Phonetic Form dhunjaá
    • brideprice
      • Example 386:
        asíi díišii riweeǰíi mutaabíq bhíšee panǰíiš zára rupée dhuniaá hínu.
        asíi
        1pl.gen
        déeš
        village
        -ii
        -gen
        riwaáǰ
        custom
        -ii
        -gen
        mutaabíq
        in.accordance
        bhiš
        twenty
        =ee
        CONJ
        panǰéeš
        fifteen
        zir
        thousand
        -a
        -pl
        rupái
        rupee
        -a
        -pl
        dhuniaá
        brideprice
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        According to the custom of our village, the brideprice is 35,000 rupees.
        Source: A:MAR054
      • Example 716:
        phoó eeṛé dhuniaá patú eeṛé paiseém patú índa láa dáanu.
        phoó
        boy
        eeṛé
        dist
        dhuniaá
        brideprice
        patú
        after
        eeṛé
        dist
        paisá
        paisa
        -íim
        -pl.obl
        patú
        after
        índa
        here
        láa
        there.dist
        de
        put
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        The boy would turn here and there for the dowry and the money.
        Source: A:MAR056