kaxi

Isnag

Etymology

From kagi.

Noun

kaxi

  1. speech
  2. talk
  3. language

Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec

Etymology 1

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Verb

kaxi (present jaxi)

  1. (intransitive) suckle
    Synonym: chichi
Derived terms
  • skaxi

Etymology 2

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Verb

kaxi (present jaxi)

  1. (transitive) grind (in a mortar and pestle)
    Synonym: ndiko
  2. (transitive) crush
  3. (transitive) thresh
    Synonym: skaꞌndi
Derived terms

References

  • Aguilar Feria, Martimiana, García Rojas, Vicente, Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena (2017) Diccionario mixteco de Magdalena Peñasco (Saꞌan Ñuu Savi) (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 50) (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 108

Ỹaroamë

Noun

kaxi

  1. lip
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