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vi-r. (of solid, relatively hard food) to soften/become tender by cooking. Apin jedoku ke The rice has softened (by cooking).

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.

Bot.) plant having edible leaves, used as vegetable. Includes spinach, amaranth, collard greens, purslane, etc. Many varieties exist. alu haman n. variety of vegetable. ani haman n. (Bot.) variety of vegetable (possibly Sow thistle). anya haman n. (Bot.) unidentified variety of vegetable. ayi haman n. (Bot.) variety of garlic (Allium sp.), possibly Chinese Chives (A. tuberosum). Usage: Bulla. Var: lepi. Usage: Hari.

n. 1. (of animal) excreta; stool; faeces. 2. animal manure. See: ipa. sii ikha n. cowdung. alyi ikha n. pig excreta.

vt. to hack; to cut someone or something into pieces with a blade or a knife.

vt. to pick up and hold together.

n. (Bot.) Chameleon Plant (Hottuniya cordata). Var: siyan haman .

n. symbol or tally for certain creditable deeds, each being represented by a cane attached to the grave.

class. classifier for ladles (*yaju) or ladlefuls. juye/jue, junye, juhinnge, jupe, ju’ngohe, jukhe, jukanuhe, jupinye, jukoahe, julyanhe. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 ladle(s)/ladleful(s). Etym: from *yaju, ‘ladle made of dried gourd’.

See: ager gar.