ihjá (noun) - quill (e.g. a porcupine's), spine, needle

ihjá (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))

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ihjá

ihjá

Noun class (warm / cold)

Cold

Pronunciation

IPA: /içɑ/

Semantic Field

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Translations

• English: quill (e.g. a porcupine’s), spine, needle
• Polish: kolec, igła

Example sentence

Ihjá hjinýj. The quill is small.

Alternative Forms

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Etymology

Irregular clipping of kiŕo (knife) + hjá (child) — „the knife’s child”. Primarily the animal quill; secondarily any needle.

Synonyms

• kiŕo (related: knife)

Antonyms

• goka (counterpart: the blunt to its sharp)

Derived terms

• ihjáka (needle (quill-tool))
• ihjánů (to prick, to sting) (potential)
• ihjáshá - bee, wasp