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maquanotië

noun. decimal system

Elements

WordGloss
maqua“hand-full, group of five (similar) things; hand (colloquial); closing or closed [hand] (facing down) for taking”
nótië“*counting”

Variations

  • maquanotie ✧ VT47/10

maqua

hand-full; complete hand with all five fingers; a closing of closed [hand] (facing down) for taking; group of five (similar) things

maqua noun "a hand-full; complete hand with all five fingers; a closing of closed [hand] (facing down) for taking; group of five (similar) things"; in colloquial usage also "hand" as a limb (VT47:7, 18-20); dual maquat "group of ten" (VT47:7, 10). Compounded maquanotië = "decimal system" in counting (VT47:10), Lungumaqua "Heavyhand" (VT47:19)

caistanótië

noun. decimal system

Elements

WordGloss
caista“one tenth”
nótië“*counting”

Variations

  • kaistanótie ✧ VT48/11

not-

reckon

not- vb. "reckon" (NOT); compare onot-. Passive participle nótina "counted, reckoned" (FS), nótima "countable" (PE17:68), #notië "counting, reckoning" in maquanotië "decimal system" (VT47:10), variant #nótië in caistanótië of similar meaning (VT48:11).