cyh
Keywords: discourse, humour
Pronunciation (IPA): | t͡ʃəç |
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Part of Speech: | term verb noun |
Class: | pali |
Forms: | cyh, cyhys, cyhysyn, cyhca |
Glosses: | laugh, laughter, funny, humour, comic, comedy, comedian |
Description:
The term 'cyh' literally means a laugh and is the basic term for words having to do with laughter and comedy.
Verb:
As a verb, 'cyh' is an intransitive pali verb meaning to laugh that takes an absolutive laugher. The causative skurun form means to make someone laugh and adds an ergative funny thing or person.
To add an argument meaning to laugh at our about something, you could use the causative form, or use the base form with a periphrastic argument introduced with 're'. The former implies intent, the latter doesn't.
Noun:
The base form of 'cyh' means a laugh. The sense of laughter is usually obtained just by using the plural. The derived form 'cyhysyn' means comedy.
Modifier:
The modifier 'cyhys' means humorous or funny.