sáatu

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Huichol

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish santo.

Noun

sáatu (plural sáaturi)

  1. saint

Proper noun

sáatu

  1. the Virgin Mary
    Synonym: Tanáana

References

  • McIntosh, Juan B., Grimes, José (1954) ꞌNiuqui ꞌïquisicayari: Vixárica niuquiyári, teivári niuquiyári hepáïsita = Vocabulario huichol-castellano, castellano-huichol (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 25
  • McIntosh, Juan B., Grimes, José (1996) ꞌNiuqui ꞌïiquisicayari: Vixárica niuquiyári, teivári niuquiyári hepáïsita = Vocabulario huichol-castellano, castellano-huichol (in Spanish), unpublished edition, page 22