wasí

See also: wasi, waši, waší, wašį́, and wǎsī

Central Tarahumara

Alternative forms

• huasí (obsolete)

Etymology 1

Cf. Mayo buasia, Cora cuasí, Huichol cuaaxí, O'odham bahi, Northern Tepehuan báji, Southeastern Tepehuan bhai, Hopi kwasi (“penis”).

Noun

wasí

1. tail

Etymology 2

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

Noun

wasí

1. mother-in-law

References

• Hilton, K. Simón (1993) Diccionario tarahumara de Samachique, Chihuahua, México (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 101)‎^[1] (in Spanish), special corrected and updated edition, Tucson: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 33
• Hilton, K. Simón with Shoemaker, Wes (2016) Diccionario tarahumara actualizado‎^[2] (in Spanish), draft edition, SIL International, page 55

Lashi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.si/, [wə.si]

Noun

wasí

1. stick

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[3], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)