pùxă (33_Desiderative Subjunctive Moods)


pùxă

pùxă

Grammatical function

  • Type: Desiderative Particle (Sentence Final)
  • Function: Aversive Marker (Negative Wish)
  • Meaning: “I hope not”, “God forbid”, “Lest”.

Pronunciation

IPA: /pɯɦaɪ/

Pitch Accent

  • Morae: pù · xă
  • Pattern: L · H
  • Class: lexical

Example sentence

Example 1

  • Asaxi: topo toponů pùxă.
  • English: I hope it doesn’t rain.
  • Polish: x

Etymology

(Below) + (Indeed/Want). Lit: “Under-want” / “Base-wish.”

Synonyms

x

Antonyms

  • dăxă (Hopefully).