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o-

prefix

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Meaning
  1. Forms nouns from some verbs; verbal noun modifier; ‘place where...’.
  2. place where...
  3. This is a prefix added to verbs to turn them into nouns. It often describes the location where an action takes place.
Examples

o- + yuŋká (“to lie, recline”) → oyúŋke (“a bed”)

The place where you lie down is a bed.

Part of speechprefix

Usage noteThis prefix modifies verbs to describe a place associated with the verb's action.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.