kunykuuy
English: Translation
old woman
Part of Speech
noun
Semantic Domain
Life stages and rites of passage
Plural form
kunychekuuy
Custom tags
Nominalized
Notes
Nominalized from nyekuuy (nyechekwii), "is/gets old" (verb used on women).
Said to be related to wenyuuy, meaning "old, worn out".
May also be kwenykuuy in 'Iipay.
Plural "old women" may be kwenychekwii (Mesa Grande) or kunychekuuy (Barona and other dialects).