ke꞉k

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kek"

O'odham

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tepiman *kïïka (“to be standing”),[1] from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kïk (“to stand”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tohono O'odham) IPA(key): /kʌːk/

Verb

ke꞉k (plural gegok)

  1. (intransitive) to stand
  2. (transitive) to be standing somewhere

Derived terms

  • ke꞉kam (“stander”)
  • ke꞉kcug (“to be moving while standing”)
  • ke꞉kihim, ke꞉khim (“to walk slowly”)
  • ke꞉kuḍ (“position, role”)
  • si'al ke꞉k (“to break the dawn”)
  • sipuḍ ke꞉k (“to be standing upside down”)

References

  1. ^ Burton William Bascom, Jr. (1965), “137. *ˈkɨɨka 'to be standing,'”, in Proto-Tepiman (Tepehuan-Piman) (Thesis), Seattle, Washington: University of Washington, 66-5811, page 141
  2. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “2160. *kïk / *kika 'stand'”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 339
  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[2], volume I, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, pages 387–8
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “kehk”, 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
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