hjá (noun) - child, young one

hjá (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))

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hjá

Noun class (warm / cold)

Warm

• Reasoning: Animate young living being.

Pronunciation

IPA: /çɑ/ Phonotactics: hj becomes the voiceless palatal fricative /ç/.

Semantic field

Smntc_Field Animals

Translations

• English: child, young one, offspring, baby, kid
• Polish: dziecko, młode (zwierzęcia)

Usage Note (Morphology)

Functions as a Suffix to animal roots to denote their young.

• Structure: [Animal Root] + hjá.
• Example: mmrå (Cat) + hjá $\to$ mmråhjá (Kitten).

Example sentence

To hjá ŕima. The child thinks.

Etymology

hji (Slightness/Smallness) + -á (Animate Suffix? / Warm Vowel). Lit: “The slight-one.”

Synonyms

• [Baby] (TBD).

Antonyms

• shá (Adult / Person).

Derived terms

• mmråhjá (Kitten).
• jýnnhjá (Hyena cub).
• shivëhjá (Civet kit).