sobra̱rohua
Mecayapan Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish sobrar, from Latin superō.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sobra̱rohua
- (transitive) to be had as extra by, to be left over by
- 1994, Esteban Pérez Ramírez, Ita̱tapohualis se̱ pe̱lo yej pox maya̱naya [The Story of a Very Hungry Dog][1], 2nd edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 4:
- ¿Ix ayá̱ꞌ misobra̱rohua alí̱n motácual iga xine̱maca ali̱n?
- Do you not have a little bit of leftover food to give me?