kúuṇ corner (inside a house)

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): -a
    • corner (inside a house)
      • Example 615:
        dáar ta aṭí kúuṇ, kúuṇ ba aṭí dáar thainií.
        dar
        door
        ta
        DS
        aṭé
        bring
        -í
        -CV
        kúuṇ
        corner
        kúuṇ
        corner
        ba
        top
        aṭé
        bring
        -í
        -CV
        dar
        door
        the
        do
        -ainií
        -VN
        It is [like] bringing the door to the place of the corner, and the corner to the place of the door [i.e. making a mess]. [Proverb]
        Source:
        A:NH:1:203
      • Example 1211:
        kúuṇa wée ba bistareé heensíla hína.
        kúuṇ
        corner
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        in
        ba
        top
        bistará
        bed.clothes
        -í
        -pl
        háans
        exist
        -íl
        -pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        hin
        be.prs
        -a
        -MPL
        In the corner there were bed clothes.
        Source:
        A:SMO003

Related entries

  • See also:
    • patookúuṇ innermost corner (of a room or a house); closeness, familiarity