lhoóku small; (small) child

Part of Speech adj
Vernacular Form لھوکوۡ
Phonetic Form lhoóko
Morphemic Form lhoók-
Inflection Class Reg (Fem): lhoóki
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form laghú- 'light; slight, quick' (T: 10896)
    • small; (small) child
      • Example 353:
        so teeṇíi lhoóki bheeṇí the phóom tháanu.
        so
        3MSG.nom
        teeṇíi
        refl
        lhoók
        small
        -i
        -f
        bheéṇ
        sister
        -í
        -obl
        the
        to
        pháam
        care
        the
        do
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        He is taking care of his little sister.
        Source: A:DLX034
      • Example 743:
        lhoóku díiš de.
        lhoók
        small
        -u
        -MSG
        déeš
        village
        de
        pst
        It was a small village.
        Source: A:JAN003
      • Example 1253:
        nu lhoóku kuṇaák nu ba ga ǰhaanáanu.
        nu
        prox.nom.MSG
        lhoók
        small
        -u
        -MSG
        kuṇaák
        child
        nu
        3MSG.prox.nom
        ba
        top
        ga
        what
        ǰháan
        know
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        This little boy, what does he know?
        Source: A:MAH051
      • Example 1254:
        angreezaán andóoi gíia ta ma purá aní lhoóka sáamu de.
        angreéz
        British
        -aán
        -pl
        andóoi
        from.here
        gíia
        go.pfv.pl
        ta
        DS
        ma
        1sg.nom
        purá
        complete
        aní
        prox
        lhoók
        small
        -a
        -obl
        sam
        equal
        -u
        -MSG
        de
        pst
        When the British left I was about the same age as this small child.
        Source: A:BHB007

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