gúu bull, ox

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form گُو
Phonetic Form ɡúu
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): gúa
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form gṓ- 'ox (masc), cow (fem)' (T: 4255) ; gava- 'cow or bull' (T: 4093)
    • bull, ox
      • Example 72:
        tíi meelmastiaá ki sáat áaṣṭ gúua amzayíla.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        meelmastiaá
        hospitality
        ki
        at
        sat
        seven
        áaṣṭ
        eight
        gúu
        bull
        -a
        -pl
        amzayé
        send
        -íl
        -pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        He sent seven or eight bulls to them in a gesture of hospitality.
        Source: A:MAB122-3
      • Example 274:
        muṣṭúka xálaka ba aní baázi ba aṛé haansáana ga gúu bi dáana.
        muṣṭúk
        of.before
        -a
        -pl
        xálak
        people
        -a
        -pl
        ba
        top
        aní
        prox
        baázi
        a.few
        ba
        top
        aṛé
        3FSG.dist.nom
        háans
        exist
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        ga
        rel
        gúu
        bull
        bi
        SEP
        de
        give
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        Among people of old there were a few that would even give an ox.
        Source: A:MAR094
      • Example 870:
        eesó ukhaí áak gúu ta ma díi ghíinu.
        eesó
        3MSG.REM.nom
        ukhéi
        come.up
        -í
        -CV
        ak
        IDEF
        gúu
        bull
        ta
        DS
        ma
        1sg.nom
        díi
        from
        ghíin
        take.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        He came up [to my house] and got an ox from me.
        Source: A:HUA130

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