míi2 marrow; animal fat

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form می
Phonetic Form míi
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl): -a
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form mḗdas- 'fat, marrow (n)' (T: 10323)
    • marrow; animal fat
      • Example 168:
        tíi tuúš míi uc̣hí ba teeṇíi múṭi pharé malíiti híni. thée ba lambúuṣu uc̣hí ba angóor ṣaawóolu hínu maní.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        tuúš
        some
        míi
        bone.marrow
        uc̣hí
        lift
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        teeṇíi
        refl
        múṭi
        arm
        pharé
        along
        malíit
        apply.pfv
        -i
        -f
        hin
        be.prs
        -i
        -f
        thée
        then
        ba
        top
        lambúuṣu
        kindling.wood
        uc̣hí
        lift
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        angáar
        fire
        ṣaawá
        light
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        maní
        HSAY
        He took some bone marrow and applied it to his arm. Then he took the firewood and apparently lit a fire.
        Source: A:UXB020-1

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