'o꞉ṣaḍ

osad O'odham Alternative forms ood ohshad Saxton ood o꞉ṣaḍ common omission of initial pre-vocalic glottal stop in writing Etymology From Proto-Tepiman, from ood azc-pro *osïLo large cat, with regular sound change of Uto-Aztecan und *-L- > Tepiman azc-pro *-r- > O'odham ood -ḍ- intervocalically.237 1351. *osïLo ‘large cat’ However, folk etymology analyses this as ood 'o꞉<t:back> -ṣaḍ<t:to rub, to scratch> to rub the back 1,oh 47 likely due to jaguars’ distinctive spotted pattern appearing as if from scratching and their behaviour of rubbing their backs against trees for scent marking. Cognate with nci ōcēlōtl, ppl uselut and yaq óusei. Pronunciation ood /ʔoːʂaɖ/ Noun ood noun plural 'o'oṣaḍ distributive 'o''oṣaḍ jaguar (Panthera onca species) puma, cougar, mountain lion (Puma concolor species) ood by extension tiger (Panthera tigris species) References II 530 ood Cats Felids Panthers