ṣu꞉dagĭ

O'odham

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tepiman *suudagi (“water”),[1] from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *cuyawi (“water”).[2]

Related to ṣu꞉d (“filled, full”).

Noun

ṣu꞉dagĭ

  1. water
  2. (by extension, physical chemistry) any liquid
  3. (by extension) pond (body of water)

Derived terms

  • Cukuma Ṣu꞉dagk, Cuk Ṣu꞉dagk (“Deep Water (place name)”)
  • ge-ṣu꞉dagĭ (“ocean”)
  • hua-ṣu꞉dagim (“by the basketful”)
  • jevuḍ-ṣu꞉dagim (“the whole world”)
  • ka꞉ck-ṣu꞉dagĭ (“sea”)
  • ko꞉ba-ṣu꞉dagim (“by the glassful”)
  • vabṣ 'i si ṣu꞉dc ṣu꞉dagĭ (“to be full to the brim with water”)
  • va꞉ldi-ṣu꞉dagim (“by the bucketful”)
  • ṣu꞉dagga (“to have water”)
  • ṣu꞉dagig (“to be water somewhere”)
  • ṣu꞉dagim (“by the containerful”)
  • ṣu꞉dagĭ-hugidag (“seashore”)
  • ṣu꞉dagĭ-to'akuḍ (“water jug/bottle”)
  • ṣu꞉dagĭc'eḍ-nakṣel, ṣu꞉dagc'eḍ-nakṣel (“lobster”, literally “water scorpion”)
  • ṣu꞉dagĭs (“to be filled up”)

References

  1. ^ Burton William Bascom, Jr. (1965), “207. *suuˈdagi 'water,'”, in Proto-Tepiman (Tepehuan-Piman) (Thesis), Seattle, Washington: University of Washington, 66-5811, page 147
  2. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “2498. *cuyawi 'water'”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 380
  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[2], volume II, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, pages 214–6
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “shuhthagi”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 49
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