pùŕima (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))


pùŕima

pùŕima

Transitivity / Valency

Monotransitive (Suspecting X) or Intransitive.

Lexical Aspect

  • State — an ongoing condition, not an event.
  • Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully”.

Grammatical Note

02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): Compound root verb.

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Perception / Cognition

Pronunciation

IPA: /pɯɾima/

Translations

  • English: to suspect, to doubt, to be unsure, to reckon (weakly), to suppose
  • Polish: podejrzewać, przypuszczać (słabo), nie być pewnym

Example sentence

To wo tte pùŕima. I suspect so (weakly). / I’m not sure.

Alternative Forms

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Etymology

pù- (Below/Under) + ŕima (Think). Lit: “Under-think.” (To think with low confidence/intensity).

Synonyms

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Antonyms

Derived terms

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Usage Note

Used with the particle tte to form the epistemic expression tte pùŕima (“I’m not at all sure that…”).