okap
Keywords: body parts, emotions
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'o.gap |
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| Part of Speech: | term noun verb |
| Class: | noxaj |
| Forms: | okap |
| Glosses: | stomach, endure, endurance |
Description:
The term 'okap' has the base meaning of 'stomach', referring to the organ. By metaphorical extension, it is also used as a word for endurance. The metaphorical meaning of 'stomach' is a little different between English and Common. Where in English it implies the thing endured is disgusting or distasteful, in Common it just implies that it's difficult.
Noun:
As a noun, 'okap' means a literal stomach, or the idea of endurance.
Verb:
As a verb, 'okap' is a semitransitive noxaj verb with an absolutive subject that is the enduring party and a dative indirect object that is the thing endured.