Contionary:yoṭṭe

Chlouvānem

Etymology

From Proto-Lahob *jawtr-ə- (to receive). The limited sense of "to buy" arose in the late Nāɂahilūmi and early Kaiṣamā eras.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: /jɔʈʈe/

Verb

yoṭṭe (class 1, athematic)

1. to receive (neutral language)

   sāmi bhaivyāvāṣaryelīm yanūyu yoṭeite?

   What did you receive for the Bhaivyāvāṣaryai?

2. to buy rice, saišah, beans, lentils, bread, potatoes, plantains, oil, other kinds of basic foodstuffs, soap

   jaɂukaih maɂiku no yoṭētate kaulå.

   I'm going out to buy plantains and rice.

Related terms

lgutake "to buy"