sa-

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Banjarese

Banjarese cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : sa-

Etymology

From sa, shortened form of asa, from Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Prefix

sa-

  1. one

Choctaw

Alternative forms

  • sʋ (traditional)

Prefix

sa- (before a/o si-, class II first-person singular)

  1. the direct object of an active transitive verb
    me
  2. the subject of a stative intransitive verb
    I
  3. indicates possession of a noun
    my

Usage notes

Class II person markers are used for possession only for a small set of words, mostly including kinship terms and body parts.

Inflection

Choctaw Person Markers
class I class II class III class N imperative
+s +C +V +C/i +a/o +C +V +C +V +C +V
first-person singular initial -li sa- si- a̱- am- ak- n/a
medial -sa- -sam-
paucal ī- il- pi- pi̱- pim- kī- kil-
plural hapi- hapi̱- hapim-
second-person singular is- ish- chi- chi̱- chim- chik- ∅
plural has- hash- hachi- hachi̱- hachim- hachik- ho- oh-
third-person ∅ ∅ i̱- im- ik-

Japanese

Romanization

sa-

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さ

Latvian

Prefix

sa-

  1. Usually found on verbs or nouns, originally a generic meaning of 'togetherness', now sometimes only a marker of perfective aspect (compare Russian с- (s-), со- (so-)).

Derived terms

Latvian terms prefixed with sa-

Malay

Prefix

sa-

  1. (1924-1972) Obsolete spelling of se-.

Minangkabau

Minangkabau cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : sa-

Etymology

From sa, from Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Prefix

sa-

  1. one

Synonyms

Mohawk

Prefix

sa-

  1. pronominal prefix for
    you ______ (patient)

Alternative forms

- Initial consonant
Environment t/s/h/k n/r/w/’ a e/en o/on i y
Word-Initial sa- sa- s- s- s- sen- sa-

Prefix

sa-

  1. second person singular possessive prefix
    your ______

References

  • Nora Deering, Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 198

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

Prefix

sa-

  1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Pronunciation

Prefix

sa-

  1. one

Derived terms

Old Javanese terms prefixed with sa-

Further reading

  • "sa-" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pohnpeian

Prefix

sa-

  1. a-, un-. Adjectival negating prefix.
    ‎sa- + ‎pwung (“correct”) → ‎sapwung (“incorrect”)

References

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

Prefix

sa-

  1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

Prefix

sa-

  1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

Tagalog

Etymology

Prefix form of sa.

Prefix

sa- (Baybayin spelling ᜐ)

  1. forms terms to denote a method or means to a purpose
    ‎sa- + ‎puso (“heart”) → ‎sapuso (“act of having put to heart”)
    ‎sa- + ‎ilalim (“below”) → ‎sailalim (“act of undergoing”)
    ‎sa- + ‎malamig (“cold”) → ‎samalamig (“cold beverage”)
    ‎sa- + ‎inyo (“yours”) → ‎sainyo (“act of signing off or used to close a letter; yours truly”)
    ‎sa- + ‎makatuwid (“to be able to straighten”) → ‎samakatwid (“therefore”)
    ‎sa- + ‎makalawa (“twice”) → ‎samakalawa (“day after tomorrow”)
    ‎sa- + ‎una (“first”) → ‎sauna (“of the old generation”)
  2. (may—) forms terms denoting possession of quality or characteristic
    ‎sa- + ‎pusa (“cat”) → ‎may sa-pusa (“resembling a cat”)
    ‎sa- + ‎pagong (“turtle”) → ‎may sa-pagong (“resembling a turtle”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with sa-

Prefix

sá- (Baybayin spelling ᜐ)

  1. (with reduplicated root, CVr-) forms terms to denote suddenness of the action: suddenly; unexpectedly; without notice
    ‎sa- + ‎basa (“read”) → ‎sababasa (“suddenly read”)
    Nahihimbing ako'y sababasa siya nang malakas na aking ikinagising.
    I was sleeping then they suddenly read aloud that I woke up from.

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with sa-

Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

Prefix

sa-

  1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

sa-

  1. (with a positive verb) still
  2. (with a negative verb) no longer
Usage notes

The prefix is attached to the verb stem, before any object concord but after the subject concord, and replaces the -ya- infix of the present tense. With nonverbs (adverbs, adjectives copulative nouns etc.) the variant se- is used.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ́á-.

Prefix

sa-

  1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

sá-

  1. (with a positive verb) still
  2. (with a negative verb) no longer
Usage notes

The prefix is attached to the verb stem, before any object concord but after the subject concord, and replaces the -ya- infix of the present tense. With nonverbs (adverbs, adjectives copulative nouns etc.) the variant se- is used.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

sa-

  1. like

References

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