Common Lexeme

powa

Keywords: damage

Pronunciation (IPA): 'po.wa 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: skurun 
Forms: powa, powas, powasyn 
Glosses: dent, divot, imprint, indentation, damage, damaged, dented 

Description:

The term 'powa' refers to a dent, divot or indentation of some kind, which may be by design but often implies damage.

Noun:

As a noun, 'powa' refers to the result of denting something, a dent or indentation. It may be a design feature of something but usually indicates damage. To avoid the sense of damage, 'powasyn' might be used.

Verb:

As a verb, 'powa' is a transitive skurun verb meaning to dent something, which takes an ergative agent or tool doing the denting and an absolutive thing dented.

Modifier:

As a modifier, 'powas' means dented, beat up or damaged.

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