txă (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))
txă
txă
Noun class (warm / cold)
Cold (Time unit)
Pronunciation
IPA: /tʰaɪ/
Pitch Accent
- Morae: txă
- Pattern:
H - Class:
lexical
Semantic Field
Smntc_Field Time / Smntc_Field Numerals
Translations
- English: year, annual cycle, age (when used with subject)
- Polish: rok, lata (wiek)
Plural Form
txăa (years). Rule: Nouns ending in a standard consonant or diphthong append -a
Example sentence
Example 1
- Asaxi: to wo tamdam să txăa.
- English: I am 23 years old. (Lit: I [am] 23 years).
- Polish: x
Example 2
- Asaxi: să hùtxă.
- English: One year ago.
- Polish: x
Alternative Forms
x
Etymology
tă (addition) + xi (Sun) - An addition of the solar (cycle). Logic: A “Complete Time” or a “True Cycle.” Or possibly related to xi (Sun) + xă (Emphasis).
Synonyms
- å (Time - general).
Antonyms
- fůtxă (absence of year) (potential)
Derived terms
- txămă (Particle): Yearly / Annually.
- txănů (verb): To age / To pass a year.
- damtxă - decade