ŕochỏchů (02_Asaxi Verbs_ů (List))
ŕochỏchů
ŕochỏchů
Transitivity / Valency
intransitive — Ŕochỏchů. (“(I) am thirsty.“)
Lexical Aspect
- Durative (Activity) — unfolds over time.
- Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully”.
Semantic Field
Smntc_Field Food & Drink / Smntc_Field Perception
Pronunciation
IPA: /ɾot̠ʃou̯t̠ʃuw/
Translations
- English: to thirst, to feel thirsty
- Polish: odczuwać pragnienie, być spragnionym
Example sentence
Ŕochỏchů — ŕono daokă. “(I’m) thirsty — please give (me) a drink.”
Alternative Forms
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Etymology
ŕochỏ (thirst, “water-hunger”) + -ch- (Subjective bridge: feel like, 06A_-ch- (particle)) + -ů (Verbalizer).
Synonyms
- ŕochỏ (the noun: thirst)
Antonyms
- fůchỏ (related-opposite: satiation)
Root Noun
Derived terms
- chỏchů (to hunger) (potential)
Usage Note
The idiomatic way to say “I’m thirsty.” Internal sensations are felt, not possessed in Asaxi: the Subjective bridge -ch- marks the state as experienced from inside, so ŕochỏchů is preferred over possession (ŕochỏ ma). Compare the canon model apochů (“to feel like an apple”, 06A_-ch- (particle)).
Parallel formations: chỏchů (to hunger), zhýchů (to feel cold), săachů (to feel hot), aichů (to ache, to grieve) (potential).