na꞉k

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nak"

O'odham

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tepiman *naaka (“ear”),[1] from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *nakka (“ear”).[2]

Noun

na꞉k (plural na꞉nk)

  1. (anatomy) ear

Derived terms

  • 'U'uvhig Na꞉nkam (“One With Bird Ears (nickname)”)
  • na꞉k ki'itpag (“to advise”)
  • na꞉k ko'okdag (“earache”)
  • na꞉kag (“prickly pear cactus”)
  • na꞉kam (“one with an ear”)
  • Na꞉kcekla (mythological monster)
  • na꞉kit (“to develop a taste for something”)

References

  1. ^ Burton William Bascom, Jr. (1965), “163a. *ˈnaaka 'ear,'”, in Proto-Tepiman (Tepehuan-Piman) (Thesis), Seattle, Washington: University of Washington, 66-5811, page 143
  2. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “752a. *nakka / *naNkapa (< *na(N)kasapa ?) ‘ear’; 752b. *na(N/k)ka 'hear, v’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 157
  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[2], volume II, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, pages 92–3
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “nahk”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 44
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