agian
English: Translation
A way, walkway, trail, path, passage, or route through which a person, animal, or vehicle normally goes or passes.
Part of Speech
noun
Morphology
[ROOT: agi] agi + -an
Notes
The suffix -an identifies the location or course associated with the action of agi “go; walk; pass.” Thus, agian is literally a place or course for passing.
USAGE
Moadi yo agian.
“This is the way.”
“This is the path.”
SEMANTIC NOTE
Agian denotes the route itself, whether physically visible, conventionally followed, or identified in the immediate context. It does not inherently mean that someone stops at a place along that route.
COMPARE
- agi — to walk, go, or pass.
- agian — the way, route, path, or passage followed.
- agiyan — to stop at, visit, fetch, or attend to someone or something along the way.