Common Lexeme

opil

Keywords: astronomy, science

Pronunciation (IPA): 'o.bil 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: pali 
Forms: opil, Zre Opil, opilys, opilysyn 
Glosses: moon, mope, sad, be sad 

Description:

The term 'opil' means the Earht's moon, or another planet's moon. If needed to disambiguate, the Earth's moon can be referred to as 'Zre Opil'.

In Common, the Moon is used as a metaphor for sadness. It is somewhat dismissive and should not be used if the person has a good reason to be sad, such as the death of a loved one.

As a modifier, 'opilys' mean 'sad', and 'opilysyn' means 'sadness'. As a verb, 'opil' is an intransitive pali verb with an absolutive subject who is the one who is sad.

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