fùbi (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))


fùbi

fùbi

Noun class (warm / cold)

Warm

Pronunciation

IPA: /fɯbi/

Pitch Accent

  • Morae: fù · bi
  • Pattern: H · L
  • Class: lexical

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field The Body / Smntc_Field Animals

Translations

  • English: whisker (of an animal)
  • Polish: wąs, wibrys

Example sentence

Example 1

  • Asaxi: sè xő fùbiwa xădăna zèbů sèni, hja vivi zèfùsa.
  • English: His whiskers were so long that they brushed the grass.
  • Polish: x

Alternative Forms

x

Etymology

(nose) + bi (line), on the pattern of mëbi “eyebrow” (eye-line).

Synonyms

x

Antonyms

Null

Derived terms

Null

Usage Note

First attested in onă gaksamipỏpỏ (The Velveteen Rabbit).