aichüjo

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	aichüjo
Brazilian standard	aichöjo
New Tribes	aichöjo

Etymology

From aichü (“to insert”) +‎ -jo (causative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ajt͡ʃɨho]

Verb

aichüjo

1. (transitive) to have something painful inserted, such as a needle when removing chiggers or a swab when cleaning the ears

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “aichüjo”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon