osek
Keywords: food, plat biology
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'o.zek |
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| Part of Speech: | term noun verb |
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| Forms: | osek |
| Glosses: | fruit, bear fruit, pay off, reward |
Description:
The term 'osek' is a general term for fruit. It is also the scientific term for fruit in plant biology. It can be used as a head term in compounding to derive the names of fruits.
As a verb, 'osek' has limited currency but can be used; it means 'to bear fruit', and usually literally refers to plants, but could metaphorically refer to something paying off or providing a reward. It is an intransitive pali verb with an absolutive subject that is the thing bearing fruit.