Common Lexeme

komo

Keywords: structures

Pronunciation (IPA): 'ko.mo 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: skurun 
Forms: komo, komos, komokas 
Glosses: room, situate, roomy, shed, situated 

Description:

The term 'komo' refers to a room in a structure, and sometimes to a shed. It is usually used as a noun, but can be a skurun verb meaning to situate someone or something or find a place for it, with an absolutive thing situated and an ergative agent finding the place. The modifier form 'komos' has the sense of 'roomy' as in simultaneously spacious and enclosed. The sense of 'situated' is 'komokas', but has a narrower sense than English, meaning 'having a place' only in the sense of a permanent, enclosed shelter.

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