iŕonă (03_Asaxi Adjectives (List))
iŕonă
Grammatical function
- Type: Qualitative Adjective (
-nă) - Source Agreement: Warm (Root
iŕois Warm).
Pronunciation
IPA: /iɾonaɪ/
Semantic Field
Smntc_Field Colours / Smntc_Field Emotion (Personality)
Translations
As a descriptor of phenomena/objects:
- English: colourful, multi-coloured, chromatic, vibrant
- Polish: kolorowy, barwny
As a descriptor of people:
- English: odd, weird, eccentric, colourful (personality), quirky (positive connotation)
- Polish: dziwny, barwny (postać), oryginalny
Usage Note
When applied to a person, it implies a “good weirdness”—someone who lives freely, authentically, or interestingly. It corresponds to the verb iŕonů (To enjoy oneself/act freely).
Example sentences
Phenomenon: To onă o-wao iŕonă xiŕa. This world is colourful.
Person: To John iŕonă shá xiŕa. John is an odd (colourful/interesting) person.
Etymology
iŕo (Colour) + -nă. Lit: “Colour-like.”
Antonyms
- x