Apatani Dictionary

vt. to divide a paddy field. garchehe n. part/half of a paddy field.

See: ager gar.

vt. to pick up and hold together.

n. cotton Var: impya. Usage: Hija. empya duti n. (Agr.) instrument for weeding out cotton seeds. empya tiyo n. (Zool.) silkworm, or silkworm pupae (chrysalis). Encycl: silkworm pupae are considered as a delicacy by the Apatanis. empya kormo n. cotton seed. empya sanii n. (Bot.) cotton plant.

n. front section of a house; portion of the traditional house located in front of the hearth towards the entrance. ago empun n. front space stretching from the entrance door to the main hearth (*ago ugu). ura empun n. portion of space stretching in front of the rear hearth (*ura ugu) towards of the entrance.

n. (Bot.) white, late-ripening variety of paddy.

n. fried rice.

n. (Agr.) barren soil. Syn: kiidi-dikhii.

n. sand. Syn: siikhii; suru.

n. (Agr.) hard soil (in a field).