Sahartionary:du

Karduvic

Etymology

From Proto-Kwang *du

Pronunciation

• (Standard Karduvic) IPA:^(key): /dú/

Verb

du

1. to sit

   ngadupy;a zon pe kye zon.
   Nga du pyarzon pekyezon

   The man sits and smokes a cigarette.

Vosan

Pronunciation

• (Vosan) IPA: /du/

du • (du)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Western-Vaniuan *dul, ultimately from Proto-Vaniuan *ʈuʟ ("fill (of food), food").

1. full; filled

   As a du ḍiv â ṣim vosâ.

   There is a full glass of water on the table.

2. complete

Derived Terms

• åvedu
• bestu
• bûvådu
• cedulna
• distu
• dubune
• dulna
• dusåsta
• dusåte
• londu
• lûdu
• mastu
• mestulna
• nefundu
• redu
• sidu
• urestu
• urûdindu
• yodu

Etymology 2

From Proto-Western-Vaniuan *du:l, ultimately from Proto-Vaniuan *ʈu.sʰuʟ ("ancestor").

Noun

1. elder

   A du getel cedrice ram mes zur urîm.

   An elder sat next to me on the train.

Derived Terms

• dulina

Etymology 3

From Khezian dor ("blood"), from Proto-Western-Vaniuan *doro, ultimately from Proto-Vaniuan *ʈo.ʈʰo ("red"). Doublet of duro ("red, blood").

Noun

1. blot
2. stain

Inflection

Inflection of du (irreg.)

	singular	plural
nominative	du	duê
accusative	dum	duno
genitive	duc	duv
locative	duâ	duvu
comitative	duzå	du
instrumental	duôm	dunå

Synonyms

• ukad