ṣawoñ

O'odham

Alternative forms

• shawoni (Saxton spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish xabon, from Old Spanish xabon, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.

Noun

ṣawoñ (plural ṣawoñ)

1. soap

Synonyms

• wakonakuḍ

Derived terms

• ṣawoñmad

References

• Saxton, Dean, Saxton, Lucille, Enos, Susie (1983) Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, second edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, pages 52, 103
• Zepeda, Ofelia (1983) A Tohono Oʼodham Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published after 1986, pages 172, 183