avachi

French

Etymology

Past participle of avachir (“to soften, make limp”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French avachir (“to sag”), from Frankish *waikijan (“to soften”), from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną (“to soften, make pliable, avoid”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, curve”). Cognate with Old High German weihjan (“to soften”), Old English wǣcan (“to weaken, oppress, trouble”), Old Norse veikja (“to bow, make feeble, weaken”). More at weak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.va.ʃi/

Participle

avachi (feminine avachie, masculine plural avachis, feminine plural avachies)

1. past participle of avachir

Adjective

avachi (feminine avachie, masculine plural avachis, feminine plural avachies)

1. flabby; saggy

Further reading

• “avachi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.