teohwihsta’eh

Translation

for the bell to have rung twice (to tell time)

Part of speech

particle

Semantic category

time

Note

This particle needs to be preceded by tëndih ’two’.

See also

Tho ïohwihsta’eh?	"What time is it? (lit. How many times has the bell rung? How many times has the metal been hit?)"
ohwihsta’	"fish scales; metal; bell; anything that shines like fish scales"
ïohwihsta’eh	"for the bell to have rung so many times (to tell time)"
tsohwihsta’eh	"for the bell to have rung once (to tell time)"

Example	Prononciation	Translation	Sound
[te-ndih te-oh-wih-STA’-eh]	Il est deux heures (litt. la cloche a sonné deux fois).

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