båbå (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
båbå
Noun class (warm / cold)
Warm
- Reasoning: Living biological tissue, generates heat.
Pronunciation
IPA: /bau̯bau̯/
Semantic field
Translations
- English: muscle
- Polish: mięsień
Plural Form
båba (Muscles).
Rule: Reduplicated Diphthong Reduction (båbå → båba).
Example sentence
Sè wo båba gopů. ASSOC 1SG muscles rock-TACT-ACT “My muscles feel like rock (to the touch).”
Alternative forms
x
Etymology
Or mimetic of pulsing/bulging.
Synonyms
x
Antonyms
- ỏbỏ (noun) (Softness/Cushion).
Derived terms
- ỏbånů (To flex).