تَى
tɛ (yeˀóte/ľátɛ)
basic morphological information

v. (IV)

to feed; to suckle
кормить
أطعم
CSOL I 679
text examples

a. tóˀoʰ óˀoz díˀseʰ ˁífef ‘The goat fed its kid’ (CSOL I 6:16)

b. wa-yeˀóte díˀʸheʰ ˁífof ḷe-ṭad ṭad ‘Then he let the goat kids suckle with their mothers, one at a time’ (CSOL I 6:16)

semantic notes

Typically used about suckling animals (a). Can also be used with the meaning ‘to let a goat suckle her kid’ (b).

root
derivates
  • tɛʰ meat
  • te 1. to eat; 2. to enjoy, to consume (wealth)
  • éte to be given milk (a baby or a goat kid); to be able to be suckled (a baby or a goat kid)
  • šte to be eatable
  • téyhi predator
etymology
Proto-MSA *twy to eat
continental MSA