yáandr mill

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): -a
    • mill
      • Example 632:
        šúka dandoorá ǰhulí yáandr girainií.
        šuk
        dry
        -a
        -obl
        dandoór
        small.ridge
        -a
        -obl
        ǰhulí
        on
        yandr
        mill
        gir
        turn
        -ainií
        -VN
        [It's like] running a (water) mill on a dry hillside. [Proverb]
        Source:
        A:NH12:1:119
      • Example 800:
        yáandrii ta ma yháandu ḍhoór xaalí thaní ba tu manáanu.
        yandr
        mill
        -ii
        -gen
        ta
        DS
        ma
        1sg.nom
        yhéi
        come
        -ánd
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        ḍhoór
        grain.container
        xaalí
        empty
        thaní
        QT
        ba
        top
        tu
        2sg.nom
        mané
        say
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        I'm coming from the mill, but you tell me that the grain container is empty. [Proverb]
        Source:
        A:NH12:1:183

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