dhut mouth

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): -a
    • mouth
      • Example 272:
        čéeri wée luumáii dhut na baṭílu.
        čéeri
        jug
        wée
        into
        luumái
        fox
        -ii
        -gen
        dhut
        mouth
        na
        neg
        baṭ
        fit
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        The fox could not get his mouth into the jug.
        Source:
        A:DLX027
      • Example 345:
        teeṇíi dhut hum ta qilaá hum ba bhalaá.
        teeṇíi
        refl
        dhut
        mouth
        hum
        also
        ta
        DS
        qilaá
        fortress
        hum
        also
        ba
        top
        bhalaá
        evil.spirit
        A person is known by his words [lit. One's own mouth is a fortress as well as a demon]. [Proverb]
        Source:
        A:NH12:1:029
      • Example 717:
        har koó páanǰ angúṛim dhúta the haráana.
        har
        every
        koó
        somebody
        panǰ
        five
        angúṛi
        finger
        -m
        -pl
        dhut
        mouth
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        har
        move
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        Every person moves his five fingers to his mouth [to eat]. [Proverb]
        Source:
        A:NH12:1:165

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