Ùrì

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Méníshè

Etymology

From w- +‎ urì.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /u˩ɾi˩/

Noun

ùrì (air class, irregular, plural ùrìyà)

  1. time, instance, moment
    'Uyèghà ùrì péník'òyè, beà akán yayè akán péchér jìrùvónàz úrràyà ènò.
    They will not stop until we end them, one cell at a time. Using all the weapons at our disposal.
    -General Amis (Motherland: Fort Salem, Episode 103)
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Creation and Usage Notes

This is a bit of an irregular construction. Ordinarily it would be [vùrì], I think, but we had this one come out differently for...reasons that are not clear to me at this time. There it is, though.

-David J. Peterson 18:34, 18 October 2020 (PDT)