kiru - where

râ - question marker, like the English “?”

s - you/your

paks - head [the “u” in paksu’ is dropped when using in a sentence]

ku - location marker indicating “sitting.”

Literal translation - Where is your head sitting?

kîrik - eye [the “u” in kîrîku’ is dropped when using in a sentence]

ta - location marker indicating “hanging.”

Literal translation - Where is your eye hanging?

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