kâmv'iri Lexicon
Objects: State and Consistency

Hardness

kâk'ař  Aj.  hard.   -i fem.  [kâkařaN]   [PIA kakkhaTa- 'hard; solid'   T. 2587]

Dâŋ'u  Aj.  hard (from being dried out); tough [people].   [DâŋuN]   [PIA Da˜ga- 'defective'   T. 5524.2 (+)]

cal'a  Aj.  soft.   -i fem.  [calaN]   [PIA šRth-i-l'a- 'loose; slack'   T. 12601 (S in Eastern Kâtaviri Sc'ila indicates PrAr. R persisted until Kâta dispersal)]


camt'ia-  VI.  harden; become tough, solid.   camti'oa-  [camaNtia-V]

Liquidity

vi·'ua  Aj.  liquid.   [vi·uaN]

JaS'aň  Aj.  slushy, mealy.   [jüSNa>ňaN]

j'uaTa  Aj.  thick [liquids].   -i fem.  [juaTaN]

trup'alaalso trup'ula  Aj.  soft, mushy (from being wet).   -i fem.  [trupaNla>]   [PIA trip- 'be wet'   T. 6028]


âl'uřa-  VI.  become liquified or mixed with a liquid.   âl'uřoa-; âl'uřavoa-  [âDluřa-V]   [PIA â-luD-a-ti 'moves to and fro'   T. 1390.1 (+)]

pâS'ala-  VI.  become soft from being wet; become weak from illness.   pâS'aloa-; pâS'alavoa-  [paDZala-V]

ul'ařa-  VI.  become mushy, soft.   ul'ařa-; ul'ařavoa-  [uDluřa-V]   [PIA luD- 'agitate' (+)]

vil'ia-  VI.  melt.   viln'a- past; vili'oa-; vil'i·uvoa-  [viDlia-V]   [PIA vi-li:-ya-te 'melts'   T. 11906]

š'ea tia-  VI.  freeze.   [šeiN tia-V]
i˜ sta `kür `šea tinâ. | i˜ sta `küra˜_to `šea tinâ. | `i˜_to k'ür `šea tinâ. 'My feet froze.'

př'e˜ ksa-  VI.  foam.   př'e˜ ksoa-  [pře˜N ksa-V]
`oa `pře˜ ksi. 'The water foamed.'; `bir vâa_âši to `pře˜ ksio. 'When the beer was poured, it foamed.'

Dryness

Zal'a  Aj.  wet; raw (uncooked).   -i fem.  [ZalaN]

gur'a  Aj.  completely dry.   -i fem.  [gura1N]

â·p'ia˜  Aj.  dried up but edible [walnut].   [Dpia˜N]

p'ia˜  Aj.  dried up [walnut kernel].   [pia˜N]

pâS'a  Aj.  dried out [flour].   [pâSaN]

pâS'ara  Aj.  stale; tough [bread].   -i fem.  [pâSaNra>]


gur'a bu-  VI.  be well-dried [firewood].   [gura1N bu-V]

sâk'a-  VI.  dry up [source of flowing liquid].   sâk'oa-; sâk'avoa-  [sâka-V]

dâň'a-  VI.  become dry.   dâň'oa-; dâň'avoa-  [dâňa-V]

pS'ia-  VI.  drip almost dry.  [note pS'ia˜ e- [passive] with intransitive verb]   pSi'oa-, pSiv'oa-; pSiv'avoa-  [piSNia-D]   [PIA pRS-a- '*drop'   T. 8363 (+; cf. `SpiS 'drizzle', PIA pruS 'sprinkle')]

pâC'â-  VI.  become almost dry.   pâC'oa-  [pâCâ-V]

Coarseness

DrâNr'a  Aj.  coarse, mealy (ground things); sandy.   [DrâNraN]   [PIA dhân'a-:- '(parched) grain'   T. 6777 (+??)]

mul'a  Aj.  finely ground; powdery.   [mulaN]   [PIA mal 'rub; crush']



(Phonemic transcription updated 25 October 2007)