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Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mixtec *yáwì.
Noun
yavi
- hole
- cave
- grave
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mixtec *yawiʔ.
Noun
yavi
- agave (Agave spp.)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
yavi (present singular yávi)
- get tired
- Synonyms: kuita, ku-uꞌvi
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 621