ba꞉ṣo

O'odham

Alternative forms

  • bahsho (Saxton)

Etymology

From Proto-Tepiman *baso, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kwaco (“chest”).[1]

False cognate of Spanish (de)bajo (“below, under”).

Noun

ba꞉ṣo (plural babṣo, possessive ba꞉ṣoj or ba꞉ṣoḍ)

  1. (anatomy) chest, breast
    'an ba꞉ṣoḍ 'an ― on his/her chest
  2. front (facing or main entrance side)

Derived terms

  • ba꞉ṣo'o (“sternum”)
  • ba꞉ṣodag (“apron”)
  • ba꞉ṣodath (“to wear an apron”)

Postposition

ba꞉ṣo (plural babṣo)

  1. in front of
    'A꞉pi 'ap 'am g ki꞉ ba꞉ṣo ke꞉k.
    You are standing in front of the house.

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “428. *kwaco ‘chest’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 113
  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[2], volume I, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, page 26
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “bahsho”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 5
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