meyeixaya

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛˌjɛɪ.tjaˈja/

Noun

meyeixaya

1. lazy man, bum, idler, loafer, slacker, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well, layabout, lounger, shirker (referring to a man or boy)

   Meyeixaya yajo... aitsa kepetejopei.

   [He] is truly [a] lazy man... [he] doesn't [even] have [a] manioc garden.

2. sloth, sloths, Bradypus variegatus (brown-throated sloth)

Related terms

• meyeixapai (“is lazy, indolent”)
• meyeixayalu (“lazy, indolent woman or girl”)

See also

• keyeixaitsi (“industrious, energetic person”)
• keyeixapai (“is industrious, energetic”)

References

• E. Ireland field notes. Examples need to be checked by native speaker.