xaaruṇái myna (bird of the starling family); considered a talking bird

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form خارُݨئیۡ
Phonetic Form xaaruɳéj
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): xaaruṇée
Origin Pashto: xaaruunaˈii
    • myna (bird of the starling family); considered a talking bird
      • Example 565:
        kóoka xaaruṇáii čoolaá tílum thaní ba teeṇíi čoolaá bi aamúuṣṭu.
        káak
        crow
        -a
        -obl
        xaaruṇái
        myna.bird
        -ii
        -gen
        čoolaá
        style
        til
        walk
        -um
        -1sg
        thaní
        QT
        ba
        top
        teeṇíi
        refl
        čoolaá
        style
        bi
        SEP
        aamúuṣṭ
        forget.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        When the crow tried to imitate the myna bird's way of walking, he forgot his own way. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:104