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vishtar / vishtan- to like, to want (food)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6580 | revised Jan 14 2016
vishtar / vishtan- • V • to like, to want (food)
Derivatives (2)
vishtáninuv "to be greedy"
vishtar "favorite food"
Source: WB 1556, p.395
Note: Also applied to tobacco (TK 183.3).
- naa pananíxuun túus nivíshtaanti. I like my acorn soup thick. [Reference: KV]
- pâanpay takunishxêeh, xás tákun'av, xás takunvíshtar. After a while (the women) gave them some, and (the people) ate it and they liked it. [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 006]
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