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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sa"
Banjarese
| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : sa- | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *sA-, derived from *əsa.
Prefix
sa-
- one
- sapuluh ― ten
References
- Adelaar, K. A. (1992), Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology, Canberra: The Australian National University
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*esa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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Choctaw
Alternative forms
- sʋ (traditional)
Prefix
sa- (before a/o si-, class II first-person singular)
- the direct object of an active transitive verb
- me
- the subject of a stative intransitive verb
- I
- indicates possession of a noun
- my
Usage notes
Class II person markers are used for possession only for a small set of words, mostly including kinship terms and body parts.
Inflection
Choctaw Person Markers
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Japanese
Romanization
sa-
Latvian
Prefix
sa-
- Usually found on verbs or nouns, originally a generic meaning of 'togetherness', now sometimes only a marker of perfective aspect (compare Russian с- (s-), со- (so-)).
Derived terms
Malay
Prefix
sa-
Minangkabau
| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : sa- | ||
Etymology
From sa, from Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.
Prefix
sa-
Synonyms
Mohawk
Prefix
sa-
- pronominal prefix for
- you ______ (patient)
Alternative forms
Prefix
sa-
- second person singular possessive prefix
- your ______
References
- Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976), Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 198
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Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kíá-.
Prefix
sa-
- of; class 7 possessive concord.
Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.
Pronunciation
Prefix
sa-
Derived terms
Further reading
- "sa-" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pohnpeian
Prefix
sa-
References
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kíá-.
Prefix
sa-
- of; class 7 possessive concord.
Sundanese
| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : sa- | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa. Compare Indonesian esa
Prefix
sa- (Sundanese script ᮞ-)
- one
- sapuluh ― ten
- salawé ― twenty five
- adjectival equative: same, sharing, having the same
- saniat ― to be of one mind
- saimah ― to be in the same house
- all, the whole
- saalam dunya ― the whole world
- saumur-umur ― for one's whole life
- adverb-forming prefix
- after
- sanggeus ― after
- sadatang ― as one came
- after
Derived terms
References
- "SA, 2", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*esa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kíá-.
Prefix
sa-
- of; class 7 possessive concord.
Tagalog
Etymology
Prefix
sa- (Baybayin spelling ᜐ)
- forms terms to denote a method or means to a purpose
- sa- + puso (“heart”) → sapuso (“act of having put to heart”)
- sa- + ilalim (“below”) → sailalim (“act of undergoing”)
- sa- + malamig (“cold”) → samalamig (“cold beverage”)
- sa- + inyo (“yours”) → sainyo (“act of signing off or used to close a letter; yours truly”)
- sa- + makatuwid (“to be able to straighten”) → samakatwid (“therefore”)
- sa- + makalawa (“twice”) → samakalawa (“day after tomorrow”)
- sa- + una (“first”) → sauna (“of the old generation”)
- (may—) forms terms denoting possession of quality or characteristic
Derived terms
Prefix
sá- (Baybayin spelling ᜐ)
- (with reduplicated root, CVr-) forms terms to denote suddenness of the action: suddenly; unexpectedly; without notice
- sa- + basa (“read”) → sababasa (“suddenly read”)
- Nahihimbing ako'y sababasa siya nang malakas na aking ikinagising.
- I was sleeping then they suddenly read aloud that I woke up from.
Derived terms
Xhosa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *kíá-.
Prefix
sa-
- of; class 7 possessive concord.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
sa-
Usage notes
The prefix is attached to the verb stem, before any object concord but after the subject concord, and replaces the -ya- infix of the present tense. With nonverbs (adverbs, adjectives copulative nouns etc.) the variant se- is used.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ́á-.
Prefix
sa-
- of; class 7 possessive concord.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
sá-
Usage notes
The prefix is attached to the verb stem, before any object concord but after the subject concord, and replaces the -ya- infix of the present tense. With nonverbs (adverbs, adjectives copulative nouns etc.) the variant se- is used.
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
sa-
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “sa-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “sa-”
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