yuꞌu

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Yosondúa Mixtec[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Mixtec *yúʔúʔ.

Noun[edit]

yuꞌu

  1. mouth
  2. language
  3. edge, border
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate with Chayuco Mixtec yuhu, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec yūhú.

Verb[edit]

yuꞌu

  1. (intransitive) be afraid

References[edit]

  • Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎[1] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 94