pa꞉do

O'odham

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pato.

Noun

pa꞉do (plural papdo or papado)

  1. duck (aquatic birds of the family Anatidae)

Derived terms

  • pa꞉doga (to be somebody's duck)
  • pa꞉dogakam, pa꞉dokam (one who has a duck)
  • pa꞉domaḍ (duckling (baby duck))

References

  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary[1], volume II, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, page 136
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “pahtho”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 49
  • Zepeda, Ofelia (1983), A Tohono Oʼodham Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published after 1986, page 169