Orayvi

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Hopi

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Etymology

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Literally “the place where the roots solidify.”[1]

Noun

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Orayvi (plural Orayvit)

  1. A person from Oraibi.
    Synonyms: Orayephoya, Orayepsino

Proper noun

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Orayvi

  1. Oraibi (Hopi village in Arizona, United States)
    Holonym: Hotvela-Paaqavi
  2. Synonym of Hotvela-Paaqavi

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Oraibi, Orayvi

References

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  1. ^ Thomas E. Mails (1997) The Hopi Survival Kit, London: Penguin Books, published 1997, →ISBN, page 43:The Hopi migrated to the Black Mesa country of Arizona, with one of their groups moving to a place there named Oraibi, which means “the place where the roots solidify.”

Further reading

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