hjishá (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
hjishá
Noun class (warm / cold)
Warm
- Reasoning: Animate animal.
Pronunciation
IPA: /çjiʃɑ/
Semantic field
Translations
- English: damselfly
- Polish: ważka (równoskrzydła)
Usage Note (Metaphor)
The damselfly represents the archetype of the hjină personality: delicate, quiet, keeping to itself, and easily startled by intrusion.
Example sentence
To hjishá nanåsháŕo xiŕa. The damselfly is often at the pool.
Etymology
hji (Slightness/Introversion) + shá (Creature). Lit: “The Slight/Introverted Creature.”
Derived terms
- hjină (Introverted / Boundary-respecting).