aichüjo

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV aichüjo
Brazilian standard aichöjo
New Tribes aichöjo

Etymology

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From aichü (to insert) +‎ -jo (causative suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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aichüjo

  1. (transitive) to have something painful inserted, such as a needle when removing chiggers or a swab when cleaning the ears

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “aichüjo”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon