riah
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Backwards spelling of English hair.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]riah (uncountable)
- (Polari back slang) Hair.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:riah.
Derived terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Mokilese
[edit]Noun
[edit]riah
- (one's) brother
Usage notes
[edit]Like many kinship terms in Mokilese, riah has no non-possessive form; the third person singular possessive form (one's/his/her/its brother) is therefore treated as the lemma.
Inflection
[edit]Possessive forms of riah (loose inalienable possession, -ah stem)
| singular possessor | first person | rioai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| second person | rioamw | ||
| third person | riah | ||
| dual possessors | first person inclusive | riasa | |
| first person exclusive | riama | ||
| second person | riamwa | ||
| third person | riara | ||
| plural possessors | first person inclusive | riasai | |
| first person exclusive | riamai | ||
| second person | riamwai | ||
| third person | riarai | ||
| remote plural possessors | first person inclusive | riahs | |
| first person exclusive | riemi | ||
| second person | riemwi | ||
| third person | riahr | ||
| construct form | rien | ||