Common Lexeme

wasko

Keywords: discourse

Pronunciation (IPA): 'was.ko 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: skurun 
Forms: wasko, waskos 
Glosses: story, thread, cord, string, yarn, cable, account, dubious, made up, leash, tie up, sentence 

Description:

The term 'wasko' means a string, and can be used to refer to many types of string-like object. It is also a word for a story or account of some happening.

Noun:

As a noun, 'wasko' means a literal string, and can also refer to any number of string-like objects. It is also the word for story.

In linguistics, 'wasko' is the word for a sentence. To clarify this intent, you could say 'sajn wasko'.

Verb:

As a verb, 'wasko' is a skurun verb that takes an ergative stringer and an absolutive thing strung. It can refer to connecting things by putting them on a string, spinning fibers into a string (where in this case the thing spun would be the object, e.g., wool, cotton), and telling a story. It can also mean to put an animal on a leash or tie it to a hitching post. The antipassive 'se wasko' means to tell stories, or to tell stories to each other.

In the sense of tying something to something, a benefactive happat form can be used where a dative thing connected to can be used.

Modifier:

The modifier form 'waskos' means stringy or string-like. In relation to someone's account of an event, it can also have the connotation of 'dubious' or 'made up'.

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