chåxa (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))


chåxa

chåxa

Transitivity / Valency

Intransitive

Lexical Aspect

  • Punctual (Achievement) — happens in a single moment.
  • Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully” · “make it ongoing”.

Grammatical Note

02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): Compound root verb.

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Motion

Pronunciation

IPA: /t͡ʃau̯ɦa/

Translations

  • English: to jump up, to leap, to spring, to bound
  • Polish: podskoczyć, wyskoczyć w górę

Example sentence

To mmråhjá zèchåxa. The kitten jumped up.

Alternative Forms

Null

Etymology

chå (Completely/Burst) + xa (Up/Above). Lit: “Burst-Up” or “Completely-Up.”

Synonyms

  • x

Antonyms

  • x

Derived terms

  • chåxashá (agent noun) (potential)