kaxi

Isnag

Etymology

From kagi.

Noun

kaxi

1. speech
2. talk
3. language

Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec

Etymology 1

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Verb

kaxi (present jaxi)

1. (intransitive) suckle

   Synonym: chichi

Derived terms

• skaxi

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

kaxi (present jaxi)

1. (transitive) grind (in a mortar and pestle)

   Synonym: ndiko

2. (transitive) crush
3. (transitive) thresh

   Synonym: skaꞌndi

Derived terms

• kaxi ndayi
• kaxi niꞌni
• kaxi yuu
• koꞌo jaxi yaꞌa
• ndakaxi
• taxi
• yutnu jaxi ndaku
• yuu jaxi yaꞌa

 

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)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 108

Ỹaroamë

Noun

kaxi

1. lip