yuꞌu

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *yúʔúʔ.

Noun

yuꞌu

1. mouth
2. language
3. edge, border

Derived terms

• teyuꞌu
• yunducha
• yuꞌu nducha

 

Etymology 2

Cognate with Chayuco Mixtec yuhu, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec yūhú.

Verb

yuꞌu

1. (intransitive) be afraid

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[1] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 94