hap-

Makah

Etymology

Cognates include Nootka hap- (“hair”), Nootka hapx̣- (“hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hap/

Prefix

hap-

1. hair

Derived terms

• hahapaskabiɫ (“hairy arms”)
• hahapaɫ (“furry”)
• hahapswiʔi· (“hairbrush, hair in teeth”)
• haha·psuba (“eyelash”)
• hapaqsiɫ (“moustache, has whiskers”)
• hapaqsuba (“beard, moustache, whiskers”)
• hapi·t (“having hair on body”)
• hapsa·yup (“hair, fur”)
• hap̓a·čiba (“pubic hair”)
• hap̓a·ʔaqsiɫ (“goat (hair under chin)”)

 

References

• Matthew Davidson, Studies in Southern Wakashan (Nootkan) Grammar (2002)