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This suffix makes things
is less doubtful than Ñ oo; it implies that whatever it
is that is not clear will eventually be clear, or specificity is not required
at this point.
- Íõ×´¿ÔÂâ engeyaavadu `somewhere or other (I don't
know right now, or don't care, but it is somewhere)'
- ¿ÔÀÔÂâ yaaraavadu `somebody or other (I don't know
who but we could find out)'
- Í»ÔÂâ edaavadu `some kind or other (it doesn't
matter what)'
- ͤ½Ü¿ÔÂâ eppadiyaavadu `somehow or other (we'll
find a way)'
Í»ÔÂâ edaavadu also can function as a kind of indeterminate
adjective: Í»ÔÂâ Ðç Èë edaavadu oru aalu `some guy or
other (it doesn't matter)'. This contrasts with ¿ÔØÀÔ Ðç Èë
yaaroo oru aalu `some guy, I don't know anything about him.'
Harold_F.Schiffman