pùŕima (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))
pùŕima
Transitivity / Valency
Monotransitive (Suspecting X) or Intransitive.
Lexical Aspect
State / Activity: A continuous state of low-confidence thinking.
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
Usage Note
Used with the particle tte to form the epistemic expression tte pùŕima (“I’m not at all sure that…”).
Example sentence
To wo tte pùŕima. I suspect so (weakly). / I’m not sure.
Etymology
pù- (Below/Under) + ŕima (Think). Lit: “Under-think.” (To think with low confidence/intensity).
Antonyms
- xăcè (To be sure).