yéei mother

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form ییئیۡ
Phonetic Form jéej
Inflection Class m-decl ((Obl)): yéeya, (Pl): -m
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form āryikā- 'respectable woman (fem)' (T: 1351)
Variant Form(s) yái (Biori)
    • mother
      • Example 167:
        yéei uthí angaá bhe dac̣híi ta kuṇaák náinu.
        yéei
        mother
        uthí
        get.up
        -í
        -CV
        angaá
        NVE
        bhe
        become
        -í
        -CV
        dac̣hé
        look
        -e
        -3sg
        ta
        DS
        kuṇaák
        child
        náin
        is.not
        -u
        -MSG
        The mother woke up and saw that her child was not there.
        Source: A:BRE007
      • Example 896:
        tas the yéeii baát yaád bhíli xu ga faaidá.
        tas
        3sg.acc
        the
        to
        yéei
        mother
        -ii
        -gen
        baát
        word
        yaád
        memory
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        xu
        ADVS
        ga
        what
        faaidá
        benefit
        He remembered what his mother had said, but to no avail.
        Source: A:DLX109
      • Example 1060:
        yéeyee báabu taanúm méeǰi ǰargá tháana.
        yéei
        mother
        =ee
        CONJ
        báabu
        father
        taanúm
        refl.pl.obl
        méeǰi
        among
        ǰargá
        council
        the
        do
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        The parents will consult with each other.
        Source: A:MAR022

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