Risis

See also: risis

English

Proper noun

Risis

1. plural of Risi

Kavalan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *lisəqəS.

Noun

Risis

1. 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

1. 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)‎^[1], Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, page 353