Common Lexeme

mot

Keywords: geology

Pronunciation (IPA): mot 
Part of Speech: term noun 
Class:  
Forms: mot, motys 
Glosses: stone, rock, stony, rocky, hard 

Description:

The term 'mot' means a stone or rock, or stone or rock as a material. It is generally only used as a noun, although it can be used as a skurun verb meaning to kill someone by throwing stones at them, where there is an ergative thrower and an absolutive victim. The modifier form 'motys' means 'stony' or 'rocky', and can be used as a word for 'hard' as in the physical texture.

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