Common Lexeme

faj

Keywords: irregular, modifiers, tight binding

Pronunciation (IPA): faj 
Part of Speech: modifier 
Class: tight binding, intensity 
Forms: faj 
Glosses: very 

Description:

'Faj' is an irregular tight binding modifier, which means it is used to modify other modifiers. It does not have a loose binding counterpart and cannot be derived to form a loose binding counterpart. It is a member of the 'intensity set' of  tight binding modifiers, along with 'sino' ('a little, slightly') and 'siti' ('somewhat, middling'). It is the augmenting member of the set, and means 'very'.

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