kozètètá (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
kozètètá
Noun class (warm / cold)
Warm
- Reasoning: Internal emotion/sensation.
Pronunciation
IPA: /kozət̪ət̪ɑ/
Semantic field
Translations
- English: regret, remorse, lamentation, nostalgia (painful)
- Polish: żal, skrucha, ubolewanie
Usage Note
Literally “Pain of the Distant Past.” It implies a sorrow for things that cannot be changed because they are too far gone (kozè), unlike a simple mistake in the immediate past (ozè).
Example sentence
To wo kozètètá ma. I have regret.
Etymology
kozè (Noun) (Distant Past) + tètá (Pain). Lit: “Ancient-Pain” or “Far-Past-Pain.”
Derived terms
- kozètètánů (To regret).