ṣavoñ

See also: savon and Savon

O'odham

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jabón, from Old Spanish xabon.

Noun

ṣavoñ (plural ṣaṣavoñ)

  1. soap
    Synonym: vakonakuḍ
    Stotṣagig g ṣavoñ.
    Soap is full of lather.

Derived terms

  • ṣavoñmad (“to apply soap”)

References

  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[1], volume II, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, page 179
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “shawoni”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 52
  • Zepeda, Ofelia (1983), A Tohono Oʼodham Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published after 1986, pages 172, 183
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