Q. loicolícuma n. “corpse-candle” (Category: Candle)
A word for “a corpse-candle” in the Markirya poem from the 1960s, a combination of loico “corpse” and lícuma “candle” (MC/222-223).
Conceptual Development: In the version of the poem from around 1930, this was ᴱQ. kaivo-kalma “corpse-candle” (MC/214)
Reference ✧ MC/222 ✧ loikolíkuma “a corpse-candle”
Elements
| loico | “corpse, dead body” | ✧ MC/223 (loiko) |
| lícuma | “taper, candle” | ✧ MC/223 (líkuma) |
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