koošíš attempt

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form کوشِش
Phonetic Form kooɕíɕ
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): -í
Origin Urdu (Persian): košiš
Usage Primarily used as a non-verb element in complex predicates
    • attempt
      • Example 82:
        aaxeér šumaalí húuši teeṇíi koošíš uṛigeéli.
        aaxeér
        at.last
        šumaalí
        northern
        húuši
        wind
        teeṇíi
        refl
        koošíš
        attempt
        uṛigeél
        give.up.pfv
        -i
        -f
        At last the North Wind gave up the attempt.
        Source: A:NOR007

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