xaasj

Seri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχɑːsx/

Etymology 1

Noun

xaasj (article cop, plural xaaslca)

1. elephant cactus, Pachycereus pringlei

Derived terms

• xaasj an quiimtoj (“swallow”)
• xaasj imicös (“thornless elephant cactus”)
• xaasj imimej (“Indian comb”)
• xaasj quicös (“thorned elephant cactus”)

 

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• aasj

Noun

xaasj (article quij, plural xaaslca)

1. (archaic) a kind of whale

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 574.