nyekuuy
English: Translation
is old (woman), is an old woman
Part of Speech
verb
Semantic Domain
Life stages and rites of passage
Plural form
nyechekwii
Notes
Leads to common nouns kunykuuy "old woman, one who is old (woman)" and kwenychekwii "old women".
Can also mean "gets old, is getting old, aging (said of women)".
Thought to be related to wenyuuy, "old, worn out".