káʼȕ
Taos
Etymology
From ká- (“mother”) + -’ȕ (“little one”)
Pronunciation
Noun
káʼȕ vocative
- (diminutive) mommy (used by children to mother)
- (diminutive) wifey (used by husband to wife)
- (diminutive) relatively older woman (by younger speaker to show friendly respect but less common in this sense than łá’ȕ)