'u꞉s

Appendix:Variations of "us" O'odham Alternative forms ood uhs Saxton ood u꞉s common omission of initial pre-vocalic glottal stop in writing Etymology From Proto-Tepiman und *ʼuusi tree,157 330. *ˈˀuusi 'tree,' from ood azc-pro *huC arrow, wood (from earlier azc-pro *huc(a)),57 63. *huc(a) > *huC ‘arrow’ with regular sound change of Uto-Aztecan und *-c- > Tepiman azc-pro *-s- intervocalically. The Tepiman languages also show a notable ood where other Uto-Aztecan languages retain the original meaning of “arrow”. The sense of “yard” as in the unit of measurement is a ood es vara rod, pole 1. Cognate with ntp uúxi and stp uux. Pronunciation ood /ʔuːs/ Noun ood noun plural 'u'us possessive 'u꞉sga tree, bush stick, post, pole wood, timber ood by extension measure yard unit of measure ood cu꞉dp 'u꞉s six yards Derived terms ood 'u꞉s ṣon<t:tree base> 'u꞉s-bawi<t:black-eyed pea><lit:tree bean> 'u꞉s-gat<t:bow> 'u꞉s-jevuḍpaḍ<t:lotebush (Ziziphus obtusifolia species)> 'u꞉s-kokmagi<t:arrowweed (Pluchea sericea species)> 'u꞉s-ṣonjun<t:peg, stake> 'u꞉sbaḍ<pos:bush species><lit:deceased bush> 'u꞉sga<t:to have a tree/pole/post> 'u꞉sig<t:to be full of bushes (in one location)> Adjective ood adj plural 'u'us wooden, woody, timber lush, bushy, dense full of vegetation References II 553 uhs 60 ood Plants Trees Units of measure