yíiṛi sheep, ewe

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form یِیڑیۡ
Phonetic Form jíiɽi
Inflection Class m-decl (Pl): -m
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form ēḍa- 'a kind of sheep (masc)' (T: 2512)
Variant Form(s) íiṛi (Biori)
    • sheep, ewe
      • Example 1210:
        yíiṛi paší miṇḍ bi kuuntsáanu.
        yíiṛi
        ewe
        paš
        see
        -í
        -CV
        miṇḍ
        ram
        bi
        SEP
        kuuntsé
        grunt
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        Even the ram grunts after seeing the ewe.
        Source: A:NH12:1:103
      • Example 1400:
        yíiṛi pamá buleeḍí gíi ta, tas ba ghaší nieeṭíli.
        yíiṛi
        ewe
        pam
        wool
        -a
        -pl
        buláḍ
        search.for
        -í
        -CV
        gíi
        go.pfv.FSG
        ta
        DS
        tas
        3sg.acc
        ba
        top
        ghašé
        catch
        -í
        -CV
        niaaṭé
        shear
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        The sheep went to search for wool, but someone caught it and sheared its wool off [Proverb].
        Source: A:NH12:1:175