ŕochỏ (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
ŕochỏ
ŕochỏ
Noun class (warm / cold)
Warm
Pronunciation
IPA: /ɾot̠ʃou̯/
Semantic Field
Translations
- English: thirst
- Polish: pragnienie
Example sentence
Sè wo ŕochỏ dănă. My thirst is great.
Alternative Forms
Null
Etymology
ŕoŕo (water) + chỏ (hunger), with haplological reduction (ŕoŕochỏ → ŕochỏ) — “water-hunger.”
Synonyms
- chỏ (hunger)
Antonyms
- fůchỏ (satiation)
Derived terms
- ŕochỏŕů - to be thirsty (lit. to generate thirst)
- ŕochỏchů - to thirst, to feel thirsty, to be thirsty
Usage Note
To say “I’m thirsty,” use the derived verb ŕochỏŕů — thirst is an endogenous state the body generates, so it takes the Generative bridge -ŕ- (06A_-ŕ- (particle)) rather than ma: Ă wo ŕochỏŕů. See 65_Expressing States & Sensations (Source Doctrine).