Entry: kidhi
Grammar: n.
Meaning: the Himalayan yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula (Nep. malsā̃pro), with predominantly dark fur with some reddish colouration, a blond throat and a reddish, long, fluffy tail, alleged to feed on wild pears (Nep. nāśpātī) and other wild fruit and small prey, such as chickens, of which it is said to consume only the blood; in Limbu folklore the kidhi is considered to be a rapacious creature, whence the expression kidhi lo:kmaʔ 'to be hungry'
Comments: na:dha:mbi kidhi lo:ktɛi: mɛlo:ktɛnni:? (lit. Is the marten running on yonder slope or isn't it?) Are you hungry or aren't you?; cf. se:ʔl la:kmaʔ. 