"ayaC" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Proto-Uto-Aztecan]

Forms: *ayoC [alternative]
Etymology: Possibly related to *ayaw (“squash, gourd”). The semantic shift from ‘turtle’ to ‘rattle’ reflects the traditional usage of turtle or gourd shells as rattles in various descendant languages. Head templates: {{head|azc-pro|noun}} *ayaC
  1. tortoise, turtle Tags: reconstruction Synonyms: *komikt(ʼ)ïl, *kopota, *muLi, *(t)uLu, *yuʼa
    Sense id: en-ayaC-azc-pro-noun-Gv9zLg9w Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Uto-Aztecan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Proto-Uto-Aztecan entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. rattle (instrument) Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-ayaC-azc-pro-noun-cTA3mBGL Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Uto-Aztecan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Proto-Uto-Aztecan entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ayaw (english: squash, gourd), kata-ka (english: to rattle), koyo (english: shell)
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Hopi",
          "lang_code": "hop",
          "sense": "gourd rattle",
          "word": "aaya"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "descendants": [
                {
                  "lang": "Kawaiisu",
                  "lang_code": "xaw",
                  "sense": "turtle",
                  "word": "ʔaya"
                },
                {
                  "lang": "Ute",
                  "lang_code": "ute",
                  "raw_tags": [
                    "Southern Paiute"
                  ],
                  "sense": "turtle",
                  "word": "'áya̱"
                },
                {
                  "lang": "Ute",
                  "lang_code": "ute",
                  "raw_tags": [
                    "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
                    "Colorado River"
                  ],
                  "sense": "turtle",
                  "word": "'ayapʉ-chi̱"
                }
              ],
              "lang": "Southern Numic",
              "lang_code": "unknown"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Proto-Numic",
          "lang_code": "azc-num-pro",
          "word": "*aya"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Northern Uto-Aztecan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Mayo",
              "lang_code": "mfy",
              "raw_tags": [
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
              ],
              "sense": "rattlesnake",
              "word": "áyacame"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Cahita",
          "lang_code": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
              "lang_code": "nci",
              "raw_tags": [
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
              ],
              "sense": "rattle",
              "word": "āyacachtli"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Proto-Nahuan",
          "lang_code": "azc-nah-pro"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Southern Uto-Aztecan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cahuilla",
          "lang_code": "chl",
          "sense": "tortoise",
          "word": "'ayill"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Cupeño",
              "lang_code": "cup",
              "word": "ayily"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cupeño",
              "lang_code": "cup",
              "sense": "tortoise; tortoiseshell rattle",
              "word": "-ayi"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Luiseño",
              "lang_code": "lui",
              "sense": "abalone",
              "word": "áyla"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Luiseño",
              "lang_code": "lui",
              "raw_tags": [
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
              ],
              "sense": "turtle",
              "word": "páa'ila"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Luiseño",
              "lang_code": "lui",
              "raw_tags": [
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
                "or possibly from *ayaw (“squash",
                "gourd”)"
              ],
              "sense": "turtleshell rattle",
              "word": "páa'ayat"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Proto-Takic",
          "lang_code": "azc-tak-pro",
          "word": "*ʼáyila"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Northern Uto-Aztecan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Huichol",
              "lang_code": "hch",
              "sense": "tortoise",
              "word": "ꞌayé"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Corachol",
          "lang_code": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Tubar",
              "lang_code": "tbu",
              "sense": "tortoise",
              "word": "hajaweṯ"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Taracahitic",
          "lang_code": "unknown"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Southern Uto-Aztecan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
              "lang_code": "nci",
              "word": "āyōtl"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Pochutec",
              "lang_code": "xpo",
              "word": "ayuʹt"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Tetelcingo Nahuatl",
              "lang_code": "nhg",
              "word": "öyutl"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Mecayapan Nahuatl",
              "lang_code": "nhx",
              "raw_tags": [
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
              ],
              "word": "a̱yo̱tzi̱n"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Pipil",
              "lang_code": "ppl",
              "raw_tags": [
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
              ],
              "word": "āyūtzin"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Proto-Nahuan",
          "lang_code": "azc-nah-pro",
          "sense": "tortoise",
          "word": "*aayoo-tl"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Southern Uto-Aztecan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*ayaw",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Uto-Aztecan/ayaw"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly related to *ayaw (“squash, gourd”). The semantic shift from ‘turtle’ to ‘rattle’ reflects the traditional usage of turtle or gourd shells as rattles in various descendant languages.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "*ayoC",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "azc-pro",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "*ayaC",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Uto-Aztecan",
  "lang_code": "azc-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Uto-Aztecan/ayaC",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "squash, gourd",
      "translation": "squash, gourd",
      "word": "ayaw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to rattle",
      "translation": "to rattle",
      "word": "kata-ka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "shell",
      "translation": "shell",
      "word": "koyo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Uto-Aztecan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tortoise, turtle"
      ],
      "id": "en-ayaC-azc-pro-noun-Gv9zLg9w",
      "links": [
        [
          "tortoise",
          "tortoise"
        ],
        [
          "turtle",
          "turtle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*komikt(ʼ)ïl"
        },
        {
          "word": "*kopota"
        },
        {
          "word": "*muLi"
        },
        {
          "word": "*(t)uLu"
        },
        {
          "word": "*yuʼa"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Uto-Aztecan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rattle (instrument)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ayaC-azc-pro-noun-cTA3mBGL",
      "links": [
        [
          "rattle",
          "rattle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ayaC"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Proto-Uto-Aztecan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Proto-Uto-Aztecan lemmas",
    "Proto-Uto-Aztecan nouns",
    "azc-pro:Musical instruments",
    "azc-pro:Reptiles"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Hopi",
          "lang_code": "hop",
          "sense": "gourd rattle",
          "word": "aaya"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "descendants": [
                {
                  "lang": "Kawaiisu",
                  "lang_code": "xaw",
                  "sense": "turtle",
                  "word": "ʔaya"
                },
                {
                  "lang": "Ute",
                  "lang_code": "ute",
                  "raw_tags": [
                    "Southern Paiute"
                  ],
                  "sense": "turtle",
                  "word": "'áya̱"
                },
                {
                  "lang": "Ute",
                  "lang_code": "ute",
                  "raw_tags": [
                    "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
                    "Colorado River"
                  ],
                  "sense": "turtle",
                  "word": "'ayapʉ-chi̱"
                }
              ],
              "lang": "Southern Numic",
              "lang_code": "unknown"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Proto-Numic",
          "lang_code": "azc-num-pro",
          "word": "*aya"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Northern Uto-Aztecan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Mayo",
              "lang_code": "mfy",
              "raw_tags": [
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
              ],
              "sense": "rattlesnake",
              "word": "áyacame"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Cahita",
          "lang_code": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
              "lang_code": "nci",
              "raw_tags": [
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
              ],
              "sense": "rattle",
              "word": "āyacachtli"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Proto-Nahuan",
          "lang_code": "azc-nah-pro"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Southern Uto-Aztecan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cahuilla",
          "lang_code": "chl",
          "sense": "tortoise",
          "word": "'ayill"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Cupeño",
              "lang_code": "cup",
              "word": "ayily"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cupeño",
              "lang_code": "cup",
              "sense": "tortoise; tortoiseshell rattle",
              "word": "-ayi"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Luiseño",
              "lang_code": "lui",
              "sense": "abalone",
              "word": "áyla"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Luiseño",
              "lang_code": "lui",
              "raw_tags": [
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
              ],
              "sense": "turtle",
              "word": "páa'ila"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Luiseño",
              "lang_code": "lui",
              "raw_tags": [
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
                "or possibly from *ayaw (“squash",
                "gourd”)"
              ],
              "sense": "turtleshell rattle",
              "word": "páa'ayat"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Proto-Takic",
          "lang_code": "azc-tak-pro",
          "word": "*ʼáyila"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Northern Uto-Aztecan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Huichol",
              "lang_code": "hch",
              "sense": "tortoise",
              "word": "ꞌayé"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Corachol",
          "lang_code": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Tubar",
              "lang_code": "tbu",
              "sense": "tortoise",
              "word": "hajaweṯ"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Taracahitic",
          "lang_code": "unknown"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Southern Uto-Aztecan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
              "lang_code": "nci",
              "word": "āyōtl"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Pochutec",
              "lang_code": "xpo",
              "word": "ayuʹt"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Tetelcingo Nahuatl",
              "lang_code": "nhg",
              "word": "öyutl"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Mecayapan Nahuatl",
              "lang_code": "nhx",
              "raw_tags": [
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
              ],
              "word": "a̱yo̱tzi̱n"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Pipil",
              "lang_code": "ppl",
              "raw_tags": [
                "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
              ],
              "word": "āyūtzin"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Proto-Nahuan",
          "lang_code": "azc-nah-pro",
          "sense": "tortoise",
          "word": "*aayoo-tl"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Southern Uto-Aztecan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*ayaw",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Uto-Aztecan/ayaw"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly related to *ayaw (“squash, gourd”). The semantic shift from ‘turtle’ to ‘rattle’ reflects the traditional usage of turtle or gourd shells as rattles in various descendant languages.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "*ayoC",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "azc-pro",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "*ayaC",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Uto-Aztecan",
  "lang_code": "azc-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Uto-Aztecan/ayaC",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "squash, gourd",
      "translation": "squash, gourd",
      "word": "ayaw"
    },
    {
      "english": "to rattle",
      "translation": "to rattle",
      "word": "kata-ka"
    },
    {
      "english": "shell",
      "translation": "shell",
      "word": "koyo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tortoise, turtle"
      ],
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        [
          "tortoise",
          "tortoise"
        ],
        [
          "turtle",
          "turtle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*komikt(ʼ)ïl"
        },
        {
          "word": "*kopota"
        },
        {
          "word": "*muLi"
        },
        {
          "word": "*(t)uLu"
        },
        {
          "word": "*yuʼa"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rattle (instrument)"
      ],
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        [
          "rattle",
          "rattle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ayaC"
}

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