paani in Hindi, tanni in Tamil, mai in Arabic, apah in Sanskrit, jal in Shudh Hindi, jal or paani in Gujrati, pandi in Marathi, neer in Kannad, neeru in Telugu, vellam in Malayalam, etc. If a person tells me that his friend has advised that everyday early in the morning he should...
“plurale tantumA noun which is plural in form but singular in meaning, such asscissors,pantsorbinoculars. The plural of this term ispluralia tantum.” (Trask1997:172) This definition already illustrates some of the pitfalls.Scissorsis not necessarily singular in meaning (see Sect.2.1).Footnote...
“plurale tantumA noun which is plural in form but singular in meaning, such asscissors,pantsorbinoculars. The plural of this term ispluralia tantum.” (Trask1997:172) This definition already illustrates some of the pitfalls.Scissorsis not necessarily singular in meaning (see Sect.2.1).Footnote...