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bwonů (verb) - to be fat, to be obese

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bwonů (02_Asaxi Verbs_ů (List))

bwonů

Transitivity / Valency

Intransitive (State)

Lexical Aspect

Activity/State: The ongoing condition of being fat or functioning as adipose tissue.

Grammatical Note

Derived from bwo (Fat) + -n- (Performance/State Infix) + -ů (Universal Verbalizer).

  • Logic: “To perform fatness” / “To be fat.”

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field The Body

Pronunciation

IPA: /bʷonuu̯/

Translations

  • English: to be fat, to be obese, to have body fat
  • Polish: być grubym, mieć nadwagę

Usage Note (Verbal Nuances)

While bwonů is the default state (“being fat”), specific infixes change the meaning to describe the change in weight.

  • bwonů (-n-): Static/Continuous State. “He is fat.”
  • bwoŕů (-ŕ-): Generative. “To get fat / To gain weight.”
  • bwoshů (-sh-): Privative. “To lose weight / To strip fat.”

Example sentences

State (bwonů): To Tom bwonů. Tom is fat. (Current state).

Change of State (bwoŕů): Tom pizza nanå chỏnů chě, pabwoŕů. If Tom eats pizza often, he will get fat (generate fat).

Alternative forms

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Etymology

bwo (Fat) + -n- + -ů.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

  • bwoshů (To lose weight).

Derived terms

  • bwoŕů (To gain weight).
  • bwoshů (To lose weight).

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