mihi

[from *bini] iz.

1. Anat.

a. tongue; \mihi muturrean daukat it's on the tip of my tongue; \mihia atera zuen he stuck his tongue out; \mihia atera zidan he stuck his tongue at me

b. ardi-\mihi sheep's tongue

c. [ izenen aurrean ] tongue-, lingual

d. (irud.) lana egin duzu baina \mihia atera duzu you've done the work but you've had to push it

2.

a. ( mintzamenari d. ) speech; \mihi ona du he's got the gift of gabe; haien bizimodu berria guztien \mihian laudagarria zen their new life was praised by everyone; pattarrak \mihia moteldu dizu the booze has slurred your speech; kirolari horren izena \mihian erabiltzen zuten that sportsman was a household name; \mihiz esan to say out loud

b. ( p. ) tongue, articu lator, voice; \mihi-gaizto wicked tongue; \mihi -luze tattletale, gossip, tattler

c. (esa. ) ( irud.) \mihi luzez mintzatu to ramble on and on; \mihi dantzatu to wag one's tongue; \mihia zulatu zaio he made a slip of the tongue ; \mihiak laster eginik erre du it slipped off his tongue | he blurted it out; \mihiaren huts slip of the tongue; \mihi duena, heltzen Parisa (atsot.) better to ask the way than go astray (atsot.)

3. (irud.) suzko \mihiek kiskali zuten the tongues of the flame incinerated it

4.

a. (Zurg.) tongue, tenon; \mihietan sartu to fit tongue and groove

b. ( sarrailari d. ) bit

c. ( larruzko zati mehea ) tab, flap

5. ( ezkilari, kanpaiari d. ) clapper

6. ( hizkuntza ) tongue

7. (l aban, gainibetari d .) blade

8. bird trap prop