Contionary:gay

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Everestic

Etymology

From Proto-Everest gax (“to carry, bear”), from Proto-Woxec gex (“to pick up”). Cognate with Old Himalayan jox.

Pronunciation

Verb

gay (past tcek gayan, future tcek gayu, present continuous tcek gayev)

  1. to convey; transport
  2. (reflexive) to get up; rise
    Synonym: yavaj
    Tcek gayan tcanu yejon xuxun.
    I got up early today.
  3. (ergative, with ablative object) to recover (from)
    Tcek gayev jax tcanun djagavun.
    He is recovering from a knee injury.

Noun

  1. conveyance; transport
  2. recovery; recuperation
Declension of gay (consonant-stem)
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