'uvĭ

Appendix:Variations of "uvi" O'odham Alternative forms ood 'uwĭ ood uwi Saxton ood uvĭ uwĭ common omission of initial pre-vocalic glottal stop in writing Etymology From Proto-Tepiman und *ʼuvi girl, female,157 332. *ˀuˈvi 'girl, female,' from ood azc-pro *hupi woman, wife.392 2572a. *hupi 'woman, wife' Noun ood noun plural 'u'uvĭ possessive 'uviga woman, female; particularly from first menstruation to menopause ood male speech sister, female cousin term of address ood dialectal 'A꞉ngam Kuhadk Pima daughter Usage notes The term refers specifically to women between puberty and menopause. For females before puberty, ood cehia girl is used, while ood 'oks old woman refers to women after menopause. Verb ood verb plural 'u'uvĭ ood stative to be a woman, female ood Heg 'o paḍ uḍ 'uvĭ. She is a bad girl. Derived terms ood 'uvi ve꞉nag<t:sister, female cousin> 'uvi-gogs<t:bitch, female dog> 'uvi-gogs ṣoiga<t:female dog (as pet)> 'uvi-ma꞉kai<t:medicine woman, female doctor> 'uvidag<t:daughter (dialectal)> 'uviga<t:to have a sister (of a man)> 'uvimk<t:to be a womaniser> 'uvimkam<t:womaniser> 'uvĭ 'ali<t:daughter> 'uvĭ 'alidag,'uvi maḍ<t:daughter (male speech)> 'uvĭ si꞉s<t:older sister> 'uvĭ ṣe꞉pij<t:younger sister, female cousin> 'uvĭ-cucul<t:young hen> 'uvĭcud<t:to become/transition to a woman> 'uvĭkaj<t:effeminate, womanlike> 'uvĭkvaḍ<t:transgender woman (born as male), effeminate male> 'uvĭkvaḍag<t:to be transgender, effeminate> References II 538–9 uwi 60 ood Female Female family members People Women