Common Lexeme

citit

Keywords: emotions, feelings

Pronunciation (IPA): 't͡ʃi.dit 
Part of Speech: modifier 
Class: adjective, adverb, pali 
Forms: citit, citityn 
Glosses: happy, cheerful, happily, cheerfully, please, make happy, pleasure, happiness, joy 

Description:

The modifier citit can be used equally as an adjective or an adverb and just means 'happy' or 'cheerful' as an adjective or 'hapily' or 'cheerfully' as an adverb. It has the same breadth of meaning as it does in English, and can refer to both a feeling in the moment and a more general sense of being happy in life.

As a term, citityn is often used as a pali verb meaning 'to be happy'. The causative skurun form is commonly used as a verb meaning 'to please' - it takes an ergative subject which is causing the pleasure or happiness, and an absolutive object which is the one experiencing the happiness. It is used in the set phrase 'ti citityn', which can mean 'please'.

As a noun, 'citityn' means 'happiness' or 'pleasure'.

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