putmat : come out empty·handed / miss / lose out on

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she comes out empty·handed
Gloss: come out empty·handed
Gloss: miss
Gloss: lose out on
Example:
Text: Putmaianeg wela'gweg wejia'neg bingo.
Translation: I came out empty handed last night when I went to bingo.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: bu·dê·mat
Alternate grammatical form:
putmai — I come out empty·handed — (first person singular animate)
putmaieg — We come out empty·handed — (first person dual exclusive animate)
putma'tieg — We come out empty·handed — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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