dăxijù (verb) - to pray, to invoke

dăxijù (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))

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dăxijù

dăxijù

Transitivity / Valency

intransitive

Lexical Aspect

• Durative (Activity) — unfolds over time.
• Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully”.

Grammatical Note

• 02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): Root/compound verb — may take -ů to derive a durative reading, and na-/tå-/ni-/chå- for other aspects.

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Religion & Ritual

Pronunciation

IPA: /daɪɦijɯ/

Translations

• English: to pray, to invoke
• Polish: modlić się

Example sentence

Mỏmå dăxijù. Mother prays.

Alternative Forms

Null

Etymology

dă- (Augmentative) + -x- (bridge before vowel-initial verb root) + ijù (say) — „to greatly-say”.

Synonyms

• ăja (to call out)
• xădăchỏxă (related: ‘please god’)

Antonyms

• jýn (related-opposite: idle talk)

Derived terms

• dăxijùshá (priest, supplicant) (potential)