sëonă (03_Asaxi Adjectives (List))
sëonă
Warm/Cold
class:
- warm animate?
- not other class equivalent:
- (None)
Pronunciation
IPA: /seɪonaɪ/
Semantic Field
Translations
As an adjective:
- English: essential, vital, core, fundamental, indispensable
- Polish: istotny, niezbędny, kluczowy
As an adverb:
- English: essentially, fundamentally
- Polish: w istocie, zasadniczo
Example sentence:
As an adjective:
- To onă shěso sëonă xiŕa. This book is essential.
Alternative forms
x
Etymology
sëo (Nail/Claw) + -nă. Logic: “Claw-like.” Cultural metaphor: The claw is the part of the beast that grabs/holds reality; it is the “vital” point or the “point” of the creature. To be without it is to be helpless. Thus, “Essential.”
Synonyms
- xă (True/Real).
Root Noun
Antonyms
- fůsëonă (Non-essential / Trivial).