Contionary:gay
Everestic
Etymology
From Proto-Everest gax (“to carry, bear”), from Proto-Woxec gex (“to pick up”). Cognate with Old Himalayan jox.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /gəɣ/
Verb
gay (past tcek gayan, future tcek gayu, present continuous tcek gayev)
- (intransitive) to increase; grow
- Synonym: (transitive) vec
- (transitive) to convey; transport
- (reflexive) to get up; rise
- Synonym: yavaj
- Tcek gayan tcanu yejon xuxun.
- I got up early today.
- (ergative, with ablative object) to recover (from)
- Tcek gayev jax tcanun djagavun.
- He is recovering from a knee injury.
- Tcek gayev jax tcanun djagavun.
Noun
- rise; increase
- conveyance; transport
- recovery; recuperation
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gay | gayy |
| accusative | gaya | gayya |
| vocative | gag | gagu |
| dative | gayu | gagun |
| ablative | gayan | gagun |
| locative | gayon | gagun |
| instrumental | gayev | gayyev |
Derived terms
- gayay (“to gather, collect, forage”)
Descendants
- Traveler's Himalayan: gow