siicha

Ye'kwana

Etymology

Perhaps derived from shi (“to tear, slash, scratch”). Also compare seicha, soicha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [siːt͡ʃa]

Verb

siicha

  1. (transitive) to rip, tear, break

Derived terms

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “siicha”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine (2007) “-išiča-dɨ”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎, Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
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