Orayvi

Hopi

Etymology

Literally “the place where the roots solidify.”[1]

Noun

Orayvi (plural Orayvit)

  1. A person from Oraibi.
    Synonyms: Orayephoya, Orayepsino

Proper noun

Orayvi

  1. Oraibi (a Hopi village in Arizona, United States)
    Holonym: Hotvela-Paaqavi
  2. synonym of Hotvela-Paaqavi

Derived terms

  • Orayephoya
  • orayepmatsiwta
  • Orayepsino
  • orayeptuqayta
  • Orayeptuwi
  • orayepʼeway

Descendants

  • → English: Oraibi, Orayvi

References

  1. ^ Thomas E. Mails (1997) The Hopi Survival Kit, London: Penguin Books, published 1997, →ISBN, page 43: “The Hopi migrated to the Black Mesa country of Arizona, with one of their groups moving to a place there named Oraibi, which means “the place where the roots solidify.””

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