riah

English

Etymology

Backwards spelling of English hair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪə/

Noun

riah (uncountable)

1. (Polari back slang) Hair.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:riah.

Derived terms

• ogle fake riah
• ogle riah fake

 

Anagrams

• Hair, hair, Riha, Ihar, Ahir, Hira, Hari, HRIA

Mokilese

Noun

riah

1. (one's) brother

Usage notes

Like many kinship terms in Mokilese, riah has no non-possessive form; the third person singular possessive form (one's/his/her/its brother) is therefore treated as the lemma.

Inflection

Possessive forms of riah (loose inalienable possession, -ah stem)

singular possessor	first person		rioai
	second person		rioamw
	third person		riah
dual possessors	first person inclusive		riasa
	first person exclusive		riama
	second person		riamwa
	third person		riara
plural possessors	first person inclusive		riasai
	first person exclusive		riamai
	second person		riamwai
	third person		riarai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive		riahs
	first person exclusive		riemi
	second person		riemwi
	third person		riahr
construct form			rien