giróo to circulate, turn; screw, cover; turn sth into, create sb like; [...]

Part of Speech v.tr
Inflection Class L:a (Prs): giraáanu, (Pfv): giróolu, (Cv): giraá, (Imp): girá
Usage Taboo (with meaning 'copulate' ab. humans)
    • to circulate, turn; screw, cover; turn sth into, create sb like; copulate with (ab. animals)
      • Example 479:
        foóǰ buṭheé baṭá giraá geéla hína.
        foóǰ
        troops
        buṭheé
        all
        baṭ
        stone
        -a
        -pl
        girá
        turn.into
        -í
        -CV
        gaíl
        throw.pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        hin
        be.prs
        -a
        -MPL
        The troops, all of them, had been turned into stones.
        Source:
        A:UXW006
      • Example 755:
        bhíilam mux bi dúya dúši na giraá.
        bhíilam
        in.fear
        mux
        face
        bi
        SEP
        dúi
        other
        -a
        -obl
        dúši
        toward
        na
        neg
        girá
        turn
        -í
        -CV
        Due to fear I was not able to turn my head in any other direction.
        Source:
        A:HUA088
      • Example 1122:
        asaám karáaṛa na giróola asaám gookhúr na giróola.
        asaám
        1pl.acc
        karáṛu
        leopard
        -a
        -pl
        na
        neg
        girá
        turn.into
        -íl
        -pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        asaám
        1pl.acc
        gookhúr
        cattle
        na
        neg
        girá
        turn.into
        -íl
        -pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        He [God] didn't create us as leopards [i.e. beasts] or cattle.
        Source:
        A:BHB148
      • Example 1907:
        súutri ba áak kaál bhílu seentá se abaí tas giraáana ǰáini.
        súutr
        female
        -i
        -f
        ba
        top
        ak
        one
        kaál
        year
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        seentá
        CONDH
        se
        3FSG.nom
        abaí
        she.goat
        tas
        3sg.acc
        girá
        copulate.with
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        ǰa
        give.birth
        -án
        -prs
        -i
        -f
        For the female goats then: when it is one year old it is an abai. It is mature and gives birth.
        Source:
        A:KEE102