siicha

Ye'kwana

Etymology

Perhaps derived from shi (“to tear, slash, scratch”). Also compare seicha, soicha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siːt͡ʃa]

Verb

siicha

1. (transitive) to rip, tear, break

Derived terms

• eshichako
• tüweshicha

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “siicha”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Hall, Katherine (2007) “-išiča-dɨ”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎^[2], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021