ṣoak

See also: soak

O'odham

Alternative forms

  • ṣuak (dialectal)
  • shoak (Saxton, Akimel)

Etymology

From Proto-Tepiman *suakai, *suaki (“to cry”),[1] from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *coaka (“to cry”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tohono O'odham) IPA(key): /ʂoak/

Verb

ṣoak (repetitive ṣoṣṣak, plural ṣoañ)

  1. (of humans) to cry, to moan, to weep
  2. (of animals) to bleat, to low, to moo
  3. (of objects) to rattle, to clatter, to jangle

Derived terms

  • si ṣoak (“to wail”)

References

  1. ^ Burton William Bascom, Jr. (1965), “204a. *ˈsuakai~i 'to cry' (sg.)”, in Proto-Tepiman (Tepehuan-Piman) (Thesis), Seattle, Washington: University of Washington, 66-5811, page 147
  2. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “605. *coaka (< *cuwaka) ‘cry’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 139
  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[2], volume II, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, page 192
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “shoak”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 53
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