maőtxeshá (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))


maőtxeshá

maőtxeshá

Noun class (warm / cold)

Warm

Pronunciation

IPA: /mao̞ɪtʰe̞ʃɑ/

Pitch Accent

  • Morae: ma · ő · txe · shá
  • Pattern: H · L · L · L
  • Class: lexical

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Animals

Translations

  • English: moth
  • Polish: ćma

Example sentence

Example 1

  • Asaxi: hjiny gasi maőtxesháma zèpăjală.
  • English: The little white moths fluttered out.
  • Polish: x

Alternative Forms

x

Etymology

mao (night) + itxeshá (butterfly), with i-coalescence (o+i → ő) as in no+ijo → nőjo: the night-butterfly.

Synonyms

x

Antonyms

Null

Derived terms

Null

Usage Note

First attested in onă gaksamipỏpỏ (The Velveteen Rabbit).