Comments:nam-illete:ʔl-inhe:s-u (sun-ERG clothes-ABS dry-3P) The sun has dried the clothes; nam-kɛ-bhɛtt-u-aNkɛ-he:s-w-i:? (sun-2-fetch-3PpfG 2-dry in the sun-3P-Q) Having put it out in the sun, have you managed to get it dry yet?; cf. namphɛpmaʔ,ammaʔ,kaNmaʔ.
Meaning:cut with a sickle (waphe:ʔ-ille sickle-INST).
Entry:hɛmmaʔ, -hɛnd-/-hɛn-
Grammar:vt.
Meaning:appraise, estimate, evaluate, guess (the weight of)
Comments:a:kkhya:kse:rya:k? How much does it weigh (lit. How many ser (Nep. 1.17 kg) are there [in it]?) - phakʔinhɛnduNba,khɛNphakʔinnusise:rhɛnduN I'm guessing/appraising [the weight of] the pig, I estimate that pig at seven ser (about eight kg); waʔhɛndɛʔ! Estimate [the weight of] the chicken!
Entry:hɛnchiNmaʔ
Grammar:vr.
Meaning:boast (lit. appraise oneself)
Derivation:[< hɛmmaʔ appraise]
Comments:khɛNmʔna:nsa:rikhɛnduN That man boasts terribly.
Comments:laNpho:Ngahɛrɛ the football burst apart; sisahɛʔl the bottle will shatter; phɔgʔnakɛNaNhɛʔllo:! Hey, the lohoṭā will fall and shatter if you don't watch out!; cf. ka:kmaʔ.
Comments:ku-mik-ʔinpu-llehiʔe:tt-u (his-eye-ABS bird-ERG shit-3P) The bird shit in his eye; ku-de:ʔl-o:hiʔe:ttu (his-clothes-LOC shit-3P) He shit himself; kɛ-yukna-:nhi-gɛ-e:tt-w-i:? (your-seat-ABS shit-2-shit-3P-Q) Did you shit on your chair?
Entry:higa:kma
Grammar:n.
Meaning:oblong turd (Nep. leoḍ).
Derivation:[< hi shit]
Entry:hikmaʔ, -hikt-/-hik-
Grammar:vi.
Meaning:1) feel close, smothered, stuffy, stifled; experience tightness in the chest; 2) in the expression -sɔkma hik lɔʔmaʔ, -lɔʔr-/ -lɔʔ-: sɛndik ku-sɔkma hik lɔʔr-ɛ (at night 3-breath stifle get-PT) He had difficulty breathing last night
Comments:1) kɛ-hik-i:ʔ (2-stifle-Q) Are you feeling tight in the chestʔ; tɔklehiktaN I choked on the rice 2) cf. lɔʔmaʔ(3).
Meaning:1) turn about, head off and divert, make someone or some animal go in the other direction, turn someone or some animal around 2) pa:n hi:maʔ make a parry (in speech), talk back, be sassy, smart or impertinent; 3) niNwa hi:maʔ, -hi:s-/-hi:-
Comments:1) mɛndaʔhisuN I turned the goat around (i.e., I made it go the other way) 2) pa:nle (word-INST) hi:maʔ retort; pa:nlehi:suN I retorted 3) vide -niNwahi:maʔ (vt.).
