ctam

Seri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈktɑm/

Etymology 1

Noun

ctam (plural ctamcö)

1. man, male

Derived terms

• ctam cmaa ccaii (“young man”)
• ctam cmaapa ccaii (“adolescent boy”)
• ctam icaaitom quiya (“lawyer”)
• ctam ihaamac quiih (“widower”)
• ctam yacoxl (“husband”)
• ctam yazexe (“razor clam”)

 

Etymology 2

Verb

ctam pf sg (transitive, imperfective singular ctamtim, perfective plural ctamlcam)

1. to gather, to harvest
2. to flail, to dabble water desperately

References

• Moser, Mary B., Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 257.