tevie teve indicates a direction in space / akin to, closer to ‹a certain [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	tevie teve
Variant Form(s)	tevie tev‘
Tanema Equivalent	lavele ao

1. • indicates a direction in space

   Literally

   (on) the side towards

   • • Example 2449:
       

       Ne moe puo re? – Tae, ne tevie tev' iu i-ka m'jaka.

       In this house down there? – No; a bit further up [lit. on the side towards up a little].

2. • akin to, closer to ‹a certain type›; Cf. Eng. “on the X side”

   Sense Comment

   fig

   • • Example 2450:
       

       Dapa tevie teve tadoe, we?

       They are rather on the supernatural (rather than human) side, right?

       Example Comment

       Goblins

3. • about ‹a certain subject›

   Syntactic Restriction	used with or without prep. ne
   Sense Comment	hence ; comm
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	peini

   • • Example 2451:
       

       Kia la-vete piene tevie tev' tadoe.

       Let's talk about spirits.

Related entries

• See also:
  • tevie side of ‹s.th.› / (in) the vicinity of / (on) the other side of / topic, issue; regard