kuri hand; arm; foreleg

Part of Speech n2
    • hand; arm; foreleg
      • body & health
      • Example 1482:
        Ore paa garuhu bona bua kuri riori gea suin riori.
        Then they wash their hands or their body. (lit. their two hands)
        Source:
        Sii 39W 059
      • Example 3904:
        Rigun a kuriman, ean repaa sugue.
        Make a fist and punch him.
        Source:
        Sii 29W 052
      • Example 3905:
        Ahiki ta taba re tou bona kuri raara, ae ruvis bona.
        There should not be anything that would prick our hands and scratch it.
        Source:
        Joy 17W 185
      • Example 3906:
        Arovi: Enam he rosin bata nao menam paa no suguna Torokina kuri ria Amerika, Australia ae a New Zealand.
        When we were fleeing, we arrived at Torokina and got into the hands of the Americans, Australians and New Zealanders.
        Source:
        Eno Aro 01E 037
      • Example 3907:
        A tootoo tenaa na tei vai koa roho nana tea kuri ria buaku a papana to pupuana.
        My life was in the hands of the two parties who were fighting in this war.
        Source:
        Mah 13E(Eno) 482

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