sivëshá (noun) - civet

sivëshá (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))

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sivëshá

Noun class (warm / cold)

Warm

• Reasoning: Animate animal.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɕiveɪʃɑ/

Semantic field

Smntc_Field Animals

Translations

• English: civet, genet
• Polish: cyweta, żeneta

Example sentence

To sivëshá dănă ů. The civet is being big (puffing itself up).

Alternative forms

x

Etymology

Borrowed from English “Civet”, adapted to Asaxi phonotactics (c $\to$ s, et $\to$ ë). + shá (noun) (creature)

Derived terms

• sivënů (To show off).
• sivëshů (To cower).