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honey : fūnzaʘ
Definition:

Simple definition:
Sweet, thick and pleasant substance produced by bees; dense liquid that accumulates and slowly drains.

Semantic field:
sweetness · pleasure · food · viscosity · hive · reward

Etymology:
  • fūnz- — onomatopoeic radical inspired by the continuous noise of the hive / swarm, a common base for words from the bee field (fūnzəē).

  • -a- — vocal variation of ə → a, motivated by euphony and articulatory opening, softening the sound transition in the compound.

  • ʘ — marker of pleasant sensation / bodily pleasure, here associated mainly with the taste and physical experience of honey.

The set evokes something that is born from the collective activity of bees, slowly accumulates and generates pleasure sensory.

Example:
  • Fūnzaəē kapomo fūnzaʘ.
    The bee produces honey. 

Synonyms:

  • = molasses

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