fùbi (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
fùbi
fùbi
Noun class (warm / cold)
Warm
Pronunciation
IPA: /fɯbi/
Semantic Field
Smntc_Field The Body / Smntc_Field Animals
Translations
- English: whisker (of an animal)
- Polish: wąs, wibrys
Example sentence
Sè xő fùbiwa xădăna zèbů sèni, hja vivi zèfùsa. His whiskers were so long that they brushed the grass.
Alternative Forms
x
Etymology
fù (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).