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eenákir / eenakira- ridgepole of an Indian house
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lexicon ID #1236 | revised Oct 31 2014
eenákir / eenakira- • N • ridgepole of an Indian house Variant: eeníkir.
| Derivation: | eena-kir-a |
| eena-Instrumental-DEVERB |
Source: WB 332, p.332
Note: JPH mat 07:294 has both een'íkir and eenákir 'roof-poles like rafters, big logs running lengthwise of the building'. JPH mat 15:.778 has eenákir 'a kind of housepost'.