Contionary:kaun: Difference between revisions
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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
(''Diluvian Code'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /kə́ùn/ | (''Diluvian Code'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /kə́ùn/<br> | ||
=== | (''Babelic'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /kəun/ | ||
===Lemma=== | |||
'''kaun''' | '''kaun''' | ||
# dog | # pet (n), tame (v), domestic (a) | ||
#: '''uçakaun'' (Diluvian) | |||
#:: to domesticate | |||
#: ''kaun xi'' (Babelic) | |||
#:: how many pets do you have? | |||
# dog (n), bark (v), canine (a) | |||
#: ''naokaunar'' (Diluvian) | |||
#:: my dog | |||
#: ''mu kaun'' (Babelic) | |||
#:: he died like a dog | |||
====Usage Notes==== | ====Usage Notes==== | ||
This word is historically associated with dogs, but it may be used to refer to any pet. | This word is historically associated with dogs, but it may be used to refer to any pet. In a non-industrialized society, it could even refer to horses and cattle. | ||
====Inflection==== | ====Inflection==== | ||
====Descendents==== | ====Descendents==== | ||
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*Proto-Niger-Congo: *bhua | *Proto-Niger-Congo: *bhua | ||
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Diluvian Code | [[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Diluvian Code lemmas]] [[Category:Diluvian Code words]] | ||