a-sɨ́r
paint
verb
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Definition
To mark (eg. an unfamiliar cow with red ochre).
In a sentence
Ɛ́tɨ́sɨ́rákakɨ́ ŋolé esiankíki natoríkuokí inkíshú.
The newly-married woman had her cows marked for her yesterday. (Pk)
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)