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Purtila, Purtəla
To Smoke (Of Fire)
Part of speech:
(Vintr freq)
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Notes:
- (frequentative intransitive verb), used only jokingly for 'cigarette smoking'; the more usual word for 'cigarette smoking' is 'mukitya'.
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Categories:
Fire Country
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