yavi

Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *yáwì.

Noun

yavi

1. hole
2. cave
3. grave

Derived terms

• kondii yavi
• koo xtuyavi
• yavi kâku lulu
• yavi ndexexe
• yavi soꞌo
• yavi sukun
• yavi xchii o
• yavi xitni
• yavi xuu
• yavi yiki tiku
• yavi yiꞌvi
• yavi yulu
• yavi yuxini
• yeꞌe yavi
• yuꞌu yavi

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mixtec *yawiʔ.

Noun

yavi

1. agave (Agave spp.)

Derived terms

• jiꞌi yavi
• nduxi yavi
• tiku yavi
• xitu yavi
• yavi kuaan
• yavi kuijin
• yavi ndakuesun
• yavi nduxi
• yavi palenque
• yavi tikichi
• yavi tiku
• yavi tikunchi
• yavi tnuu
• yavi xtila
• yavi yuku
• yavi ñukoꞌyo

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

yavi (present singular yávi)

1. get tired

   Synonyms: kuita, ku-uꞌvi

Derived terms

• jinyavi

References

• Aguilar Feria, Martimiana, García Rojas, Vicente, Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena (2017) Diccionario mixteco de Magdalena Peñasco (Saꞌan Ñuu Savi) (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 50)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 621