tsꞌoon

San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo

Etymology

Cognate with Guerrero Amuzgo tsꞌoom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sˠʔõ˥/

Noun

tsꞌoon (plural nꞌoon)

1. tree, shrub
2. wood

Usage notes

The variant tson is used in compounds and with adjectives.

Derived terms

• tsitsꞌoonhanꞌ
• tsonjnanꞌ
• tsonjnꞌaan
• tsonmesa
• tsontyooꞌ
• tsontëchcyaꞌ tsonjndya
• tsontëchcyaꞌneon
• tsꞌoon contyjo quiyaꞌ ndoro
• tsꞌoon snda

 

References

• Stewart, Cloyd, Stewart, Ruth D., colaboradores amuzgos (2000) Diccionario amuzgo de San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 44)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, pages 238–39, 240