kúṛi woman; wife

Part of Speech n.fem
Inflection Class Irr (Pl): kuṛíina, (Pl obl): kuṛíinam
    • woman; wife
      • Example 685:
        tasíi dhií míi kúṛi de.
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        dhií
        daughter
        míi
        1sg.gen
        kúṛi
        woman
        de
        pst
        His daughter was my wife.
        Source:
        A:HUA005
      • Example 1085:
        kuṛíina ta támbulamii ǰíin, rhooá díin, míiša ba axsí ǰíin.
        kuṛíina
        woman.pl
        ta
        DS
        támbul
        drum
        -am
        -pl.obl
        -ii
        -gen
        ǰe
        hit
        -en
        -3pl
        rhoó
        song
        -a
        -pl
        de
        give
        -en
        -3pl
        méeš
        man
        -a
        -pl
        ba
        top
        axsí
        kind.of.game
        ǰe
        hit
        -en
        -3pl
        The women were beating the drums and singing songs, and the men were playing axsí [a game].
        Source:
        A:JAN034-5
      • Example 1206:
        kúṛi ooraán bhíli heentá, ṭhaaṭéeki giréeni.
        kúṛi
        woman
        ooraán
        unclean
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        heentá
        CONDL
        ṭhaaṭáki
        witch
        gir
        turn
        -án
        -prs
        -i
        -f
        If a woman becomes unclean, she turns into a witch.
        Source:
        A:PAS111
      • Example 1207:
        tíi se búuḍi kúṛi wíia pharé langéeli.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        se
        REM
        búuḍ
        old
        -i
        -f
        kúṛi
        woman
        wíi
        water
        -a
        -obl
        pharé
        through
        langá
        take.across
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        He carried the old woman across the water.
        Source:
        A:DLX185
      • Example 1208:
        whaí ba kúṛi ma díi khooǰóolu ki keé ruáanu.
        whéi
        come.down
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        kúṛi
        wife
        ma
        1sg.nom
        díi
        from
        khooǰá
        ask
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ki
        comp
        keé
        why
        ro
        weep
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        When I came down my wife asked me, "Why are you crying?"
        Source:
        A:HUA101

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