wíi water

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl): -a
    • water
      • Example 8:
        áaṇc̣a paší íṇc̣ii dhúta the wíi yhóolu hínu.
        áaṇc̣u
        raspberry
        -a
        -pl
        paš
        see
        -í
        -CV
        iṇc̣
        bear
        -ii
        -gen
        dhut
        mouth
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        wíi
        water
        yhéi
        come
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        When the bear saw the raspberries, his mouth began to water.
        Source:
        A:KAT129
      • Example 249:
        aní biǰlí wíia baándi paidóo bhéeni.
        aní
        prox
        biǰlí
        electricity
        wíi
        water
        -a
        -obl
        baándi
        by
        paidáa
        born
        bhe
        become
        -án
        -prs
        -i
        -f
        This electricity comes about by means of water.
        Source:
        A:DLX023
      • Example 443:
        béeriṣa hiimaál biliǰí wíi ziaát bháanu.
        béeriṣ
        summer
        -a
        -obl
        hiimaál
        glacier
        biliǰ
        melt
        -í
        -CV
        wíi
        water
        ziaát
        excessive
        bhe
        become
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        In the summer when the glacier melts, there is plenty of water.
        Source:
        A:DLX041
      • Example 1221:
        róota c̣hóoṇ lamaáana deesá harí wíi pilaáana.
        raát
        night
        -a
        -obl
        c̣háaṇ
        oak
        lamá
        hang
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        deés
        day
        -a
        -obl
        har
        take.away
        -í
        -CV
        wíi
        water
        pilá
        give.to.drink
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        During the night you need to hang up oak branches, and during the day you need to give them [the goats] water to drink.
        Source:
        A:KEE091
      • Example 1658:
        tíi wíia wée gubáa šay dhríṣṭu hínu.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        wíi
        water
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        in
        gubáa
        what
        šay
        thing
        dhríṣṭ
        see.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        She saw something in the water.
        Source:
        A:SHY053

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