kavyu

O'odham

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caballo.

Noun

kavyu (plural kakavyu or kakviyu, distributive kakkavyu or kakkviyu)

  1. horse

Derived terms

  • kavyu-bayoka (“horse collar”)
  • kavyu-bi꞉t (“horse manure”)
  • kavyu-bi꞉tga (“to have horse manure”)
  • kavyu-maḍ (“colt (baby horse)”)
  • kavyug (“to be full of horses (in one location)”)
  • kavyuga (“to own a horse”)
  • kavyugam (“horse owner”)
  • kavyumk (“to love/be fond of horses”)
  • kavyumkam (“horse lover, horse enthusiast”)

References

  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[1], archived from the original on 22 November 2019, pages 368–9
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “kawyu”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 31
  • Zepeda, Ofelia (1983), A Tohono Oʼodham Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published after 1986, page 12
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