meomá [me̞o̞̽ˈmäˑ], alienably possessed noun: “(tree) branch“
Today’s word is simply an example of the kinds of derivations from yesterday’s mé that are in common use. In terms of structure, this is quite simply a compound from the aforementioned mé: “tree, wood“ and the inalienably possessed noun omáse: “hand, forearm“ (in fact, it’s simply the phrase mé omá: “hand of a tree” used so often it ended up losing its first stress and becoming a single word, a common pathway of word formation in Haotyétpi).
No example today, I once again lack inspiration (and words, I must admit).
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