kwaiya

Huichol

Etymology

Cognate to Cora cua, Classical Nahuatl cua, and Pipil kwa, all meaning "to eat".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwai̯ˈja/

Noun

kwaiyá

  1. to eat
    'Ékɨ paapá pereukwaimɨ́kɨ?
    Do you want to eat a tortilla?

References

  • McIntosh, Juan B.; Grimes, José (1954), ꞌNiuqui ꞌïquisicayari: Vixárica niuquiyári, teivári niuquiyári hepáïsita = Vocabulario huichol-castellano, castellano-huichol‎[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 67
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