kyá

See also: kya and kyä

Ghomala'

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

kyá class 3 (singular of mkyá class 4)

  1. bow
    Kyá yə̌ŋ pó'. ― This bow is broken.
  • kuŋ (“arrow/spear”)
  • pʉə mkyá (“quiver”)

Verb

kyá

  1. to cut off (eg. branches), to trim
    Ě kyá bú pyâ. ― He/she cut off the branches of the avocado tree.
  2. to flee
    Pə̂ŋkʉ̌ kyá awɛ́. ― The kids fled.
  3. to mock, to make fun of
    Wáp kyá á. ― They mocked me.
  4. to not care (borrowed from English care)

References

  • Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)

Gokana

Noun

kyá

  1. parrot

References

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