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

Smntc_Field The Body

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: (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).