fů (03_Asaxi Root Words (List))


Grammatical function

  • Type: Root Word / Privative Prefix
  • Function: Negation of Concept (“Lack of”)
  • Meaning: “Non-”, “Un-”, “-lessness”, “Lack of”.

Pronunciation

IPA: /fuu̯/

Alternative Forms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

  • fůŕăijo (Weakness).
  • fůŋono (Weightlessness).
  • fůchỏ - satiation, fullness, satisfaction, un-hunger
  • fůcè - the unknown, ignorance, lack of knowledge
  • fůcèma - to take for granted
  • fůcèno - a thing taken for granted, an unappreciated possession
  • fůcő - misunderstanding, confusion, lack of grasp, misinterpretation
  • fůcőma - to have without appreciation
  • fůjå - wantlessness, contentment, freedom from desire, satisfaction
  • fůjåhjo - deceptive aim, anti-destiny, false idol, destructive drive, a leading-astray
  • fůjåshá - a content creature, a wantless person, a sage
  • fůkő - un-empathy, blind hatred, detestation, loathing, antipathy
  • fůkőma - to take understanding for granted
  • fůzù - incompetence
  • fůăvi - incorrectness, wrongness, horror, monstrosity, mess
  • gafůbåbå - atrophy, the state of having no muscle

Usage Notes

Attaches to a Noun to create a new Noun representing the absence of that concept.

  • Structure: + [Noun Root] [Privative Noun].
  • See: [[50_Privative Derivation (The fů- Prefix)|50_Privative Derivation (The fů- Prefix)]] for syntactic rules regarding possession.

Example sentence

To wo fůŋono ůchů. I feel weightlessness.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (fu - non-/un-).