satu
Keywords: agriculture, core covabulary
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'sa.du |
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| Part of Speech: | modifier |
| Class: | opinion |
| Forms: | satu, satun, satukas, satukasyn |
| Glosses: | ripe, mature, ripen, ripeness, ripening, maturing, maturity, ripeness |
Description:
The modifier 'satu' is an Old Common work meaning something like 'ripe' or 'mature', but having a broader range of colloqiual meanings in Common that either analogous word does in English. It refers to a object which naturally changes over time being in its peak or most intentional or useful state.
As a term, 'satun, is a pali verb meaning to mature or ripen, focusing on the process rather than the end state, and in a noun context, most often refers to the process of ripening.
The derived for 'satukas' is notable for the fact the intermediate form 'satuka' is little used and barely meaningful - 'satukas' means somethining like in the process of 'ropening' or 'maturing' as a descriptor, and the derived form 'satukasyn' is a much-used term for the state of maturity of thing, as in when assessing something's maturity.