diṣṭ hand-span (as a measure)

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form دِݜٹ
Phonetic Form diʂʈ
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): -í
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form diṣṭi- 'a measure of length (fem)' (T: 6343)
    • hand-span (as a measure)
      • Example 447:
        whaí tas diṣṭíim de, háatam de, toolílu, lambaái ta katí, dhrigóokam katí hínuee bistiṇóokam ba katí hínu.
        whéi
        come.down
        -í
        -CV
        tas
        3sg.acc
        diṣṭ
        hand-span
        -íim
        -ins
        de
        put
        -í
        -CV
        hat
        hand
        -am
        -pl.obl
        de
        put
        -í
        -CV
        toolé
        measure
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        lambaái
        length
        ta
        DS
        katí
        how.much
        dhrigóokam
        length
        katí
        how.much
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        =ee
        CONJ
        bistiṇoókam
        width
        ba
        top
        katí
        how.much
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        He got down and measured it with his hands, its length and width.
        Source: A:DRA017-8