yuꞌu

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word yuꞌu. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word yuꞌu, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say yuꞌu in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word yuꞌu you have here. The definition of the word yuꞌu will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofyuꞌu, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *yúʔúʔ.

Noun

yuꞌu

  1. mouth
  2. language
  3. edge, border
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Verb

yuꞌu

  1. (intransitive) be afraid

References

  • 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)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 94