nőjo (63_Social Formulae (Greetings & Everyday Speech))
nőjo
nőjo
Grammatical function
- Type: Fixed Expression (Greeting)
- Meaning: “Hello!”, “Hi!” — general greeting, any time of day.
Usage Note
Literally “(I) see (you) there.”
- Reply by echoing: nőjo!
- Full formal form: to wo no ijo. (“I see you.“)
Structure
no- (MED) + ijo (see), with i-coalescence (o + i → ő)
Pronunciation
IPA: /noɪjo/
Pitch Accent
- Morae: nő · jo
- Pattern:
H · L - Class:
lexical
Example sentence
Example 1
- Asaxi: nőjo, ăjo john! ă no ksá?
- English: Hello, John! How are you feeling?
- Polish: x
Etymology
no- (Medial Demonstrative, “there”) + ijo (to see), coalesced per 22_Phonotactics & Euphony.
Synonyms
- xi gavină (formal, daytime)
Antonyms
- måmå natăka (farewell)