1898.] G. A. Grierson — On Primary Suffixes in Eapmiri. 213 
Thus, chokh, the act of washing. tehokh, speechlessness 
and so on. The root phuk becomes phokh, when it means 
‘ to puff.’ Otherwise it is simply phukh , the blowing of a fire. 
( 6 ) * < 7 . This case is exactly similar to the preceding one. It 
occurs in the case of three verbs (ix. ii. 10). Thus,— 
, « * , ) v i 
Optional form of Abstract Noun. 
dogav , husk. dog, husking. 
varjg, paint. T*T ragg , painting. 
sagav, water plants. W sag , watering. 
(c) ^ (ix. ii. 11). It occurs only in the case of the verb,— 
wdte, cheat; abstract noun ivfteh, cheating. 
(d) Z t (ix. ii. 12 ). 
feet, powder; lilt, rob; wat , join. These can form 
abstract nouns in S’ th. Thus, iseth, pounding to powder. 
(e) V d (ix. ii. 13). 
jfe gand , tie; optional abstract noun, Jte gan$, tieing. 
(/) n ii* 14). 
?g«r khan , dig; 5fsf tehen, cut; optional abstract nouns, W khan t 
digging, tehen, cutting. 
(g) ^ p. The following verbs optionally make their abstract 
nouns in W ph (ix. ii. 15). 
kgmp, tremble ; krp , cut with scissors ; ^PT te&p , chew 
(Cf. No. 31w.); zap , mutter prayers ; zv tap , kick of a horse, Ac. 
Thus, kgrnph , trembling, and so on. 
(/t) H m (ix. ii. 16). 
q«T bram, be in error^ abstract noun, optionally, ^ bram. 
(i) X. r (ix. ii. 17). 
car, tie tightly. 
cir, wring out. 
ffTT tar, cross over (active). 
xj^iTT phukdr, speak in anger, bubble up (of steam). 
