mmbă (noun) - happiness, joy

mmbă (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))

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mmbă

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.

Pitch Accent

• Morae: mm · bă
• Pattern: L · H
• Class: lexical

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Emotion

Translations

• English: happiness, joy, positive feeling, warm fuzzies, butterflies (in stomach), delight, glee
• Polish: szczęście, radość, błogostan, motylki w brzuchu

Example sentence

Example 1

• Asaxi: to wo mmbă ůchů.
• English: I feel joy.
• Polish: x

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).