kaantíiru insane (person); crazy, mad

Part of Speech adj
Vernacular Form کانتِیروۡ
Phonetic Form kaantíiro
Morphemic Form kaantíir-
Inflection Class Reg (Fem): kaantíiri
    • insane (person); crazy, mad
      • Example 174:
        kaantíira bhraaú díi aqalmánd duṣmaán šóo.
        kaantíir
        mad
        -a
        -obl
        bhraaú
        brother.obl
        díi
        from
        aqalmánd
        wise
        duṣmán
        enemy
        šu
        good
        -u
        -MSG
        A wise enemy is better than a crazy brother. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:017
      • Example 1104:
        ée tu kaantíiru kuṇaák, lo tu ghaší phaalíi. tu ba kanáa the las sangí mháala ghašáanu.
        ée
        o!
        tu
        2sg.nom
        kaantíiru
        fool
        kuṇaák
        child
        lo
        3MSG.dist.nom
        tu
        2sg.nom
        ghašé
        catch
        -í
        -CV
        phaalé
        break
        -e
        -3sg
        tu
        2sg.nom
        ba
        top
        kanáa
        how
        the
        do
        -í
        -CV
        las
        3sg.dist.acc
        sangí
        with
        mháala
        wrestling
        ghašé
        catch
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        You crazy boy, he will break you in pieces. How can you wrestle with him?
        Source: A:MAH058-60
      • Example 1105:
        tas the be kaantíiru manáana.
        tas
        3sg.acc
        the
        to
        be
        1pl.nom
        kaantíiru
        fool
        mané
        say
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        We call him mad.
        Source: A:BHB093

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