jashi

Ao

Etymology

From aja (“to boil”) +‎ -shi (iterative suffix).

Verb

jashi

  1. (Chungli, literally) to boil
  2. (Chungli, figuratively, of temulung (“mind”)) to be distressed
    • 1967, “1 Samuel 1:8”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:
      Hanna, kechiba na ajeber aser mechiyunger? Kechiba ne mulung jashir?
      Hannah, why are you weeping and not eating? Why are you distressed?

Inflection

Inflection of jashi (Chungli)
Affirmative Negative
Past Simple jashi mejashi
Perfect jashiogo mejashiogo
Present Simple jashir mejashir
Progressive jashidar
jashidagi		 mejashidar
mejashidagi
Future/infinitive jashitsü mejashitsü
Imperative jashiang tejashi
Present participle jashia mejashii
Conditional jashira
jashirabang		 mejashira
mejashirabang

Further reading

  • Clark, E. W. (1911), “JASHI”, in Ao-Naga dictionary, Dimapur
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