jhi (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
jhi
jhi
Noun class (warm / cold)
Cold
Pronunciation
IPA: /d̠ʒi/
Pitch Accent
- Morae: jhi
- Pattern:
H - Class:
lexical
Semantic Field
Translations
- English: hour
- Polish: godzina
Example sentence
Example 1
- Asaxi: nixå tam jhiwa onă bỏhjá ni xő zèsùkixů.
- English: For two hours the Boy loved him.
- Polish: x
Alternative Forms
x
Etymology
Loan < Japanese ji (時). Fills the unit gap between åkamm (moment) and xi (day).
Synonyms
x
Antonyms
Null
Derived terms
Null
Usage Note
Duration rule: time units join nixå for duration readings (nixå tam jhiwa “for two hours”) but stand alone as ordinary nouns elsewhere. See [[41_Time & Frequency (The mă System)]].
First attested in onă gaksamipỏpỏ (The Velveteen Rabbit).