Mǝnghok

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Veda

Etymology

From mǝn ("soft") +‎ ghok ("meat").

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈməŋɣok/

Orthographic Form

mǝnghuk

Adjective

mǝnghok

  1. mortal
Comparison
Prenominal Postnominal
Positive mǝnghok
Equative yu mǝnghok mǝnghok yu
Comparative dzok mǝnghok mǝnghok ghor
Superlative mǝnghok ghor mem
Contrastive ung dzok mǝnghok ung mǝnghok ghor
Sublative ung mǝnghok ghor mem

Noun

mǝnghok

  1. mortal, human

Verb

mǝnghok (perfective mǝnghok nǝkh, progressive gǝn mǝnghok, inceptive/passive yu mǝnghok)

  1. to be mortal, to be able to die, to not be immortal

Creation and Usage Notes

As a note, the residents of Veda (the city) are supposed to be immortal, and they see mortals as inferior.

-David J. Peterson 01:53, 11 February 2020 (PST)