tamo (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
tamo
tamo
Noun class (warm / cold)
Cold
- Reasoning: Abstract concept, static boundary.
Pronunciation
IPA: /t̪amo/
Pitch Accent
- Morae: ta · mo
- Pattern:
H · L - Class:
lexical
Semantic Field
Smntc_Field Shapes & Dimensions / Smntc_Field Geography (Topography)
Translations
- English: limit, end, boundary, edge, terminus, line (finish)
- Polish: kres, granica, koniec
Usage Note
Used for both physical edges (where the road stops) and abstract limits (end of patience, end of a process).
Sense 2 (concrete). The abstract “limit” applied to physical extent: bă sè ko papỏ tamo (“with the corner of her apron”), sxëbony tama (“sharp edges”). First attested in onă gaksamipỏpỏ (The Velveteen Rabbit).
Example sentence
Example 1
- Asaxi: to shosa tamo ma.
- English: The road has an end.
- Polish: x
Example 2
- Asaxi: sè john anő shěsonů tamo zèxogăni.
- English: John’s reading reached (the) limit. (John finished reading.)
- Polish: x
Example Sentence 2
Example 1
- Asaxi: ni sè văŕo tamo zèmaaśù.
- English: (He) was carried out to the end of the garden.
- Polish: x
Alternative Forms
x
Etymology
Related to the verb tomo’ (To stop). It represents the physical point where “stopping” happens. Polish Connection: Tamować (to block/staunch).
Synonyms
- x
Antonyms
- [Start]
Derived terms
- tamonă / tamonýj (adjectival forms) (potential)
- dăotamo - horizon