nóki beak

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form نوۡکیۡ
Phonetic Form nóki
Inflection Class m-decl (Pl): -m
    • beak
      • Example 593:
        kóokii nóki ta c̣híika wée, laméeṭi ba huṇḍ aaghaá.
        káak
        crow
        -ii
        -gen
        nóki
        beak
        ta
        DS
        c̣híik
        dung
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        into
        laméeṭi
        tail
        ba
        top
        huṇḍ
        up.above
        aaghaá
        sky
        The lowly thinks highly of himself [lit. The crow has its beak in the dung while its tail is in the sky above]. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:057