haivañ

See also: haivan

O'odham

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

haivañ (plural hahaiwañ)

  1. cattle, herd
    P he'ekia 'i haivañga?
    How many head of cattle do you have?
  2. cow (female head of cattle)

Derived terms

  • 'oks-haivañ (“old cow”)
  • 'uvï-haivañ (“young cow”)
  • haivañ-bi꞉t (“cow dung, cow manure”)
  • haivañ-cu꞉kug (“beef”, literally “cow flesh”)
  • haivañga (“to have cattle”)
  • haivañgakadma (“to appear to have a lot of cattle”)
  • haivañgakam (“one having cattle”)
  • haivañig (“to be full of cows in one place”)
  • haiwañ maḍ (“calf (baby cow)”)
  • Pi-ha-Haivañgakam (“One Without Cattle (nickname)”)

References

  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[1], volume I, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, pages 203–4
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “haiwani”, 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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