sa-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sa"

Banjarese
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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-

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
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    Cardinal : sa-

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sə/

Prefix

sa-

  1. (pre-1972) Superseded spelling of se-.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
Environmentt/s/h/kn/r/w/’ae/eno/oniy
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.

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-
  • isa-
  • magsa-
  • mapasa-
  • nagsa-
  • napasa-
  • pagsa-
  • pagsasa-
  • pasa-
  • -sa-
  • sa- -an
  • sina-
  • suma-

Prefix

sá- (Baybayin spelling ᜐ)

  1. (with contemplative aspect of -um-) 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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