Part of Speech | n.masc |
Vernacular Form | وی |
Phonetic Form | wíi |
Inflection Class | a-decl (Obl): -a |
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form | udaká- 'water (neut)' (T: 1921) |
Example 8:
Source: A:KAT129áaṇc̣a paší íṇc̣ii dhúta the wíi yhóolu hínu.áaṇc̣uraspberry-a-plpašsee-í-CViṇc̣bear-ii-gendhutmouth-a-oblthetowíiwateryhéicome-íl-pfv-u-MSGhinbe.prs-u-MSGWhen the bear saw the raspberries, his mouth began to water.
Example 249:
Source: A:DLX023aní biǰlí wíia baándi paidóo bhéeni.aníproxbiǰlíelectricitywíiwater-a-oblbaándibypaidáabornbhebecome-án-prs-i-fThis electricity comes about by means of water.
Example 443:
Source: A:DLX041béeriṣa hiimaál biliǰí wíi ziaát bháanu.béeriṣsummer-a-oblhiimaálglacierbiliǰmelt-í-CVwíiwaterziaátexcessivebhebecome-án-prs-u-MSGIn the summer when the glacier melts, there is plenty of water.
Example 1221:
Source: A:KEE091róota c̣hóoṇ lamaáana deesá harí wíi pilaáana.raátnight-a-oblc̣háaṇoaklamáhang-án-prs-a-MPLdeésday-a-oblhartake.away-í-CVwíiwaterpilágive.to.drink-án-prs-a-MPLDuring the night you need to hang up oak branches, and during the day you need to give them [the goats] water to drink.
Example 1658:
Source: A:SHY053tíi wíia wée gubáa šay dhríṣṭu hínu.tíi3sg.oblwíiwater-a-oblwéeingubáawhatšaythingdhríṣṭsee.pfv-u-MSGhinbe.prs-u-MSGShe saw something in the water.