powa
Keywords: damage
Pronunciation (IPA): | 'po.wa |
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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.