ko꞉ṣ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kos"

O'odham

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tepiman *kooso (“to sleep”),[1] from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *koci (“to sleep”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tohono O'odham) IPA(key): /koːʂ/

Verb

ko꞉ṣ (plural ko꞉kṣ)

  1. to sleep

Derived terms

  • gamai hu ko꞉ṣ, gamai ko꞉ṣ (“to sleep through the night (uninterrupted)”)
  • kovkam ko꞉ṣ (“to sleep deeply”, literally “to sleep thickly”)
  • ko꞉ṣam (“one who is asleep, sleeper”)
  • ko꞉ṣc (“to get some sleep”)
  • ko꞉ṣcug (“to be transported while sleeping (i.e. sleeping in a car or in someone's arms)”)
  • ko꞉ṣdam (“sleepyhead, lazybones”)

References

  1. ^ Burton William Bascom, Jr. (1965), “110a. *ˈkooso 'he sleeps,'”, in Proto-Tepiman (Tepehuan-Piman) (Thesis), Seattle, Washington: University of Washington, 66-5811, page 139
  2. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “2035. *koci ‘sleep’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 324
  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[2], volume I, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, pages 423–4
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “kohsh”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 33
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