luumái fox

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form لُومئیۡ
Phonetic Form luuméj
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): luumée, luuméea
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form *lōmaka- 'fox (masc)' (T: 11153)
Variant Form(s) lhooméi (Biori)
    • fox
      • Example 11:
        luumái ṣiṣ čulaá áak táapaṛa ǰe ṣačí gíi híni.
        luumái
        fox
        ṣiṣ
        head
        čulá
        shake
        -í
        -CV
        ak
        IDEF
        táapaṛ
        hill
        -a
        -obl
        ǰe
        up
        ṣač
        climb
        -í
        -CV
        gíi
        go.pfv.FSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -i
        -f
        The fox shook its head and climbed up a hill.
        Source: A:KAT018
      • Example 579:
        góoi luumáii čúkru dheeṛúm.
        góoi
        from.where
        luumái
        fox
        -ii
        -gen
        čukr
        sour
        -u
        -MSG
        dheeṛúm
        pomegranate
        Where is the sour pomegranate for the fox? [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:181

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