Risis
See also: risis
English
Proper noun
Risis
- plural of Risi
Kavalan
Etymology 1
From Proto-Austronesian *lisəqəS.
Noun
Risis
- nit (of louse)
- qumRem iku tu Risis na qutu.
- I pinched the nit of a louse.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
Risis
- twig, small branches
- kapetan na tbuquR ya Risis na paRin.
- The grasshopper held on the branches.
References
- Paul Jen-kuei Li (李壬癸); Shigeru Tsuchida (土田滋) (2006) Kavalan Dictionary (噶瑪蘭語詞典) (Language and Linguistics Monograph Series; A-19), Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, page 353