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Re: [Latejami] scratch

MorphemeAddict@hidden.email wrote:
> 
> Rick,
> Is "foxekavapa" the right word for scratching an itch?  It doesn't seem so.
> 
> foxekavapa - scratch, score, gash, gouge.
>    Keep in mind that the root "foxekav" is a state root, and
>    that the adjective form "foxekavo" means
>    'scratched/scored/gashed/gouged'. The noun meaning
>    'scratch/gash/gouge' is the "associated position noun"
>    derivation "foxekavaymi". [Etym: small/low polarity +
>    CRACKED/SPLIT]
> 
> Steven
> 

No. When you "scratch an itch", you're normally not trying to gash or
gouge yourself.


Regards,

Rick Morneau
http://www.eskimo.com/~ram