kasí

Central Tarahumara

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

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Verb

kasí

  1. (intransitive) break apart
Derived terms
  • kasina

Etymology 2

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kapsi.

Noun

kasí

  1. thigh
  2. leg
Derived terms
  • kasibacha
  • kasimóbachi
  • kasimochi

References
  • Hilton, K. Simón (1993) Diccionario tarahumara de Samachique, Chihuahua, México (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 101)‎ (in Spanish), special corrected and updated edition, Tucson: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 19
  • Hilton, K. Simón with Shoemaker, Wes (2016) Diccionario tarahumara actualizado‎ (in Spanish), draft edition, SIL International, page 22
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