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Central Tarahumara
Etymology 1
Cf. Mayo buasia, Cora cuasí, Huichol cuaaxí, O'odham bahi, Northern Tepehuan báji, Southeastern Tepehuan bhai, Hopi kwasi (“penis”).
Noun
wasí
- tail
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
wasí
- 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
Noun
wasí
- stick
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)