ayáwek

Enxet

Etymology

Contrasts with apyáwek 'cross-eyed man', thus the feminine possessive prefix a- is present. If final -ek is suffix for related nouns, remaining root may be related to yaw'a 'star'.

Noun

ayáwek (f)

1. A cross-eyed woman

References

Rojas, Asunción, and Timothy Curtis. 2017. Dicconario Enxet Sur. Rio Verde, Paraguay: Equipo de Traduccion Enxet Sur (Unpublished).