ha꞉l

O'odham

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tepiman, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *ayaw (“squash, gourd”), but possibly from earlier *aLawV (suggested by final l, reflecting the original liquid consonant preserved from *L).[1]

Noun

ha꞉l (distributive hahal)

  1. squash, pumpkin (plant of the genus Cucurbita)
    'A'ai hi꞉ g ha꞉l.
    The squash (shoots) have spread out.
  2. fruit of this plant
    Nt o ha'i cuama g ha꞉l.
    I will bake some squash.

Derived terms

  • 'u꞉v-ha꞉l (“cantaloupe”)
  • ha꞉l-kai (“squash seed”)
  • ha꞉l-ma꞉maḍ (“zucchini”, literally “squash babies”)
  • ha꞉lga (“to have squash(es)”)
  • ha꞉lig (“to be full of squashes in one place”)
  • ha꞉lmad (“to break (an engagement)”)
  • mu'umk-'a'atam-ha꞉l (“pointed bottom squash”)

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “2141. *ayaw < *aLawV ? ‘squash, gourd’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 337
  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[2], volume I, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, page 219
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “hahl”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 18
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