hjihji (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
hjihji
Noun class (warm / cold)
Warm
- Reasoning: Biological trait / Body composition.
Pronunciation
IPA: /çiçi/
Phonotactics: The cluster hj is realized as the voiceless palatal fricative /ç/.
Semantic field
Translations
- English: thinness, gauntness, scrawniness, lack of muscle
- Polish: chudość, mizerność
Example sentence
To Tom xăhjihjijů. Tom looks very skinny. (Lit: Tom very-thinness-visually-acts).
- Morphology:
xă(Very) +hjihji(Thinness) +j(Visual) +ů(Act).
Etymology
Sound symbolism for something slight, whispering, or frail (/çiçi/).
Synonyms
- x
Antonyms
Derived terms
- hjihjină (Thin, cute, small).
- hjihjijů (To look thin).