tamo (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
tamo
tamo
Noun class (warm / cold)
Cold
- Reasoning: Abstract concept, static boundary.
Pronunciation
IPA: /t̪amo/
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
To shosa tamo ma. The road has an end.
Sè John anő shěsonů tamo zèxogăni. John’s reading reached (the) limit. (John finished reading.)
Example Sentence 2
Ni sè văŕo tamo zèmaaśù. “(He) was carried out to the end of the garden.”
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