káaṇ ear

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): -a
    • ear
      • Example 724:
        dhuyáama yaár muṭíi waapás namí ba tas díi khooǰóolu ki amzarée thíi káaṇa wée gubáa maníitu.
        dhuyáama
        second
        yaár
        friend
        muṭ
        tree
        -ii
        -gen
        waapás
        back
        nam
        come.down
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        tas
        3sg.acc
        díi
        from
        khooǰá
        ask
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ki
        comp
        amzarái
        lion
        -a
        -obl
        thíi
        2sg.gen
        kaṇ
        ear
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        into
        gubáa
        what
        maníit
        say.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        The other one came down from the tree and asked what the lion whispered in his ear.
        Source:
        A:UNF015
      • Example 794:
        púšii káaṇ čhiní ḍhangóolu hínu.
        púši
        cat
        -ii
        -gen
        kaṇ
        ear
        čhin
        cut
        -í
        -CV
        ḍhangá
        bury
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        He has cut off and buried the cat's ear. [Proverb]
        Source:
        A:NH12:1:021
      • Example 832:
        thíi káaṇ hínuee.
        thíi
        2sg.gen
        kaṇ
        ear
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        =ee
        q
        Did you hear? [lit. Do you have an ear?]./You know.
        Source:
        A:HUS004
      • Example 1078:
        khaár teeṇíi káaṇ na ǰhaanáanu.
        khar
        donkey
        teeṇíi
        refl
        kaṇ
        ear
        na
        neg
        ǰháan
        know
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        The donkey doesn't recognize its own ears. [Proverb]
        Source:
        A:NH12:1:018

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