sobra̱rohua

Mecayapan Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sobrar, from Latin superō.

Verb

sobra̱rohua

  1. (transitive) to be had as extra by, to be left over by
    • 1994, Esteban Pérez Ramírez, Ita̱tapohualis se̱ pe̱lo yej pox maya̱naya [The Story of a Very Hungry Dog]‎, 2nd edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 4:
      ¿Ix ayá̱ꞌ misobra̱rohua alí̱n motácual iga xine̱maca ali̱n?
      Do you not have a little bit of leftover food to give me?
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