zhåka (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))


zhåka

zhåka

Transitivity / Valency

monotransitive

Lexical Aspect

  • Punctual (Achievement) — happens in a single moment.
  • Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully” · “make it ongoing”.

Grammatical Note

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Emotion

Pronunciation

IPA: /z̪xau̯ka/

Pitch Accent

  • Morae: zhå · ka
  • Pattern: H · L
  • Class: lexical

Translations

  • English: to fear, to dread
  • Polish: bać się

Example sentence

Example 1

  • Asaxi: wo ŋè zhåka.
  • English: I fear the dark.
  • Polish: x

Alternative Forms

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Etymology

Native root verb, coined for this action.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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