baai (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
baai
baai
Noun class (warm / cold)
Warm
- Reasoning: the pain-bearing flank of a living body; ai is felt, internal.
Pronunciation
IPA: /ba.ai/ — three morae; the doubled a is held two full beats (22_Phonotactics & Euphony).
Semantic Field
Smntc_Field Shapes & Dimensions / Smntc_Field The Body
Translations
- English: the right side, the right
- Polish: prawa strona
Example sentence
Ni baai aśùhè, zå pjovină. “Walk to the right, then straight.”
Alternative Forms
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Etymology
ba- (flank, beside; ba- (particle)) + ai (pain, sorrow) — “the pain-flank.”
Synonyms
- ai (related: pain)
Antonyms
- bafwai (the left, the painless flank)
Derived terms
- baaină (right-hand, rightward) (potential)
Usage Note
The right is associated with pain. Its counterpart bafwai (left) is “the painless flank.”