tigdə

a word from vocabulary Oroqen by Fengxiang Li and Lindsay J. Whaley  
Word form tigdə
LWT meaning(s)
Word meaning (steady) rain
Comments on word Oroqen has no generic word for ‘rain’. It differentiates different types/manners of raining: ʊdɪn ‘shower’ kind of rain, which is brief and short, vs tigdə ‘steady rain’ that can last several days vs. oŋko: ‘storm’ type of heavy rain, i.e. downpour kind of rain. Also, unlike the English word ‘storm’, oŋko: does not have the connotation of being accompanied by a strong wind.
Analyzability unanalyzable
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