mëka (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))
mëka
Transitivity / Valency
Reciprocal
Lexical Aspect
Activity / Achievement: The act of parting.
Grammatical Note
02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): Compound root verb.
Semantic Field
Smntc_Field Behaviour / Social
Pronunciation
IPA: /meɪka/
Translations
- English: to separate, to part ways, to divorce, to split up
- Polish: rozdzielać się, rozstawać się
Usage Note
Derived from Subtraction (më).
- Logic: “To subtract from one another.”
Example sentence
To wa zèmëka. We separated / broke up.
Etymology
më (Minus) + -ka (Reciprocal). Lit: “Minus-Exchange.”
Antonyms
- tăka (verb) (To unite).