Common Lexeme

oxa

Keywords: humour

Pronunciation (IPA): 'o.ʒa 
Part of Speech: term verb noun 
Class: skurun 
Forms: oxa, oxas, oxaka, oxakas, oxaca 
Glosses: mock, mockery, risible, ridiculous, comedy, comedian, comical, make fun, idiot, clown 

Description:

The term 'oxa' refers to mockery - it is a word of humour as a weapon or an expression of contempt, or a negative or dismissive judgment.

Verb:

As a verb, 'oxa' is a transitive skurun verb taking an ergative mocker and an absolutive subject of mockery. To add a reason or subject o the mockery, use the preposition 're'.

Noun:

As a noun, 'oxa' means 'mockery', and colloquially can be a word for 'comedy'., as well. In colloquial speech, 'oxaca', or 'mocker', is a word for 'comedian'. The derived form 'oxaka' means 'object of ridicule' and can have a sense like 'idiot' or 'clown' in English, but can also be applied to things as well as people.

Modifier:

The modifier form 'oxas' means 'risible' or 'ridiculous'. The derived form 'oxakas' is often used the same way, but has a slightly different shade of meaning, comparing something to an object of ridicule.

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