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găhjo (noun) - emaciation, boniness, gauntness, skin and bones

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găhjo (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))

găhjo

Noun class (warm / cold)

Warm (Condition) or Cold (Structure)

  • Class: Cold (Bone is Cold).
    • Note: However, when applied to a person (găhjoshá), the compound becomes Warm.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɡaɪço/

Semantic field

Smntc_Field The Body / Health

Translations

  • English: emaciation, boniness, gauntness, skin and bones
  • Polish: wychudzenie, kościstość

Usage Note

Stronger than hjihji (Thinness).

  • hjihji: Slender, slight, frail.
  • găhjo: Skeletal, starved, unhealthy.

Example sentence

To wo găhjo ijo. I see emaciation (bones showing).

Etymology

ga (Type) + ihjo (Bone). Fusion: ga + i gă. Lit: “Bone-type.”

Synonyms

  • hjihji (Thinness - milder).

Antonyms

  • gabwo (Obesity / Fatness).

Derived terms

  • găhjoshá (Emaciated person).
  • găhjonă (Bony / Emaciated - Adjective).

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