ajsy
Keywords: building
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'aj.zə |
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| Part of Speech: | term verb noun |
| Class: | skurun |
| Forms: | ajsy, ajsys, ajsyka, ajsyca, xafájsy |
| Glosses: | structure, form, build, building, construct, construction, built, muscular/sexy, structural, rebuild, agency, institute |
Description:
The term 'ajsy' is an Old Common word meaning structure. In modern High Common it is closely related in use to' trema', body or form, and to 'hilin', 'system', except that 'ajsy' refers to a built-for-purpose structure, and its focus is on the inner structure or function rather than the form or appearance, and to the entity in a static rather than dynamic mode.
Verb:
As a verb, 'ajsy' is a transitive skurun verb meaning to build or construct with an ergative builder and an absolutive thing built. The form 'xafájsy' mean 'rebuild'.
Noun:
As a noun, 'ajsy' is a building or structure. The derived form 'ajsyka' is typically used to refer to something under construction as opposed to a finished structure.
There is also a fairly popular usage to use the word 'asjy' to refer to an institute or agency in a kind of synecdoche thinking of the institution as synonymous with the building that houses its headquarters, like we would say '10 Downing St' in Britain, but in a more generalised way. This usage is accepted in very formal contexts, such as the official names of some agencies, especially if they have a headquarters building to themselves.
Modifier:
The modifier form 'ajsys' can refer to some object to clarify that it is a planned structure, it can mean 'structural', and it is also a slang term for 'sexually appealing/muscular', especially but not exclusively when applied to men.