Paaqavi

See also: paaqavi

Hopi

Etymology

From paaqavi (“reed”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *paka.

Proper noun

Paaqavi

Bacavi (Hopi village in Arizona, United States)
Holonym: Hotvela-Paaqavi

Noun

Paaqavi (plural Paaqavit)

A person from Bacavi.

Derived terms

Paqaphoya
Paqapsino

Descendants

→ English: Bacavi

References

Albert, Roy, Shaul, David Leedom (1985) A Concise Hopi and English Lexicon, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 57
Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998) Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 392

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