mmbă (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
mmbă
Noun class (warm / cold)
Warm
- Reasoning: Internal biological sensation, emotion, “warm” feeling.
Pronunciation
IPA: /m̩.baɪ/
Phonotactics: The initial mm is a syllabic nasal.
Semantic field
Translations
- English: happiness, joy, positive feeling, warm fuzzies, butterflies (in stomach), delight, glee
- Polish: szczęście, radość, błogostan, motylki w brzuchu
Example sentence
To wo mmbă ůchů. I feel joy.
Alternative forms
x
Etymology
Sound symbolism: mm (hum of satisfaction) + bă (burst/pulse). Represents a vibration of positive energy inside the body.
Synonyms
- x
Antonyms
- tètá (Suffering / Pain).
- x
Derived terms
- mmbănă (adjective) (Happy / Joyful).
- mmbănů (verb) (To be happy / To rejoice).