'aŋhil

See also: aŋhil

O'odham

Alternative forms

  • anghil (Saxton)
  • aŋhil (common omission of initial pre-vocalic glottal stop in writing)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ángel.

Noun

'aŋhil

  1. (religion, chiefly Christianity) angel
    Synonym: da꞉m-ka꞉cim-'o'odham (literally “heaven people”)

References

  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[1], volume I, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, pages 147, 371
  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[2], volume II, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, page 514
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “anghil”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 3
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