kobi (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
kobi
kobi
Noun class (warm / cold)
Cold
- Reasoning: abstract spatial measure.
Pronunciation
IPA: /kobi/
Semantic Field
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Translations
- English: farness, the far, remoteness
- Polish: dal, oddalenie
Example sentence
Ijoŕokam kobi. “The temple (is) far.” (zero copula)
Alternative Forms
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Etymology
ko- (Distal, ko (distal locative) (particle)) + bi (line, boundary) — “beyond the line.” Parallels the temporal use of ko- in vkozè-style remoteness.
Synonyms
- ko-gă (over there — related)
Antonyms
- obi (nearness)
Derived terms
- kobinýj / kobină (far, distant) (potential)