wasí

See also: wasi, waši, waší, wašį́, and wǎsī

Central Tarahumara

Alternative forms
  • huasí (obsolete)

Etymology 1

Cf. Mayo buasia, Cora cuasí, Huichol cuaaxí, O'odham bahi, Northern Tepehuan báji, Southeastern Tepehuan bhai, Hopi kwasi (“penis”).

Noun

wasí

  1. tail

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

wasí

  1. mother-in-law

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 33
  • Hilton, K. Simón with Shoemaker, Wes (2016) Diccionario tarahumara actualizado‎ (in Spanish), draft edition, SIL International, page 55

Lashi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wa.si/, [wə.si]

Noun

wasí

  1. stick

References
  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
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