gabwo (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))


gabwo

Noun class (warm / cold)

Warm (Compound)

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɡabʷo/

Semantic field

Smntc_Field The Body

Translations

  • English: fatness, obesity, fatty (constitution)
  • Polish: otyłość, tłustość

Usage Note (Noun vs Adjective)

While translated as “Fat,” gabwo is grammatically a Compound Noun (“Fat-constitution”).

  • Usage: Tom gabwoshá xiŕa. (“Tom is a fat-person”).
  • Contrast: bwonă (adjective) implies “Curvy/Beautiful.”

Example sentence

To Tom gabwoshá. Tom is a fat person.

Etymology

ga (Type) + bwo (Fat).

Derived terms

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