sáatu
See also: saatu
Huichol
Alternative forms
- sá̱tu
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish santo.
Noun
sáatu (plural sáaturi)
- saint
Proper noun
sáatu
- the Virgin Mary
- Synonym: Tanáana
References
- McIntosh, Juan B.; Grimes, José (1954) ꞌNiuqui ꞌïquisicayari: Vixárica niuquiyári, teivári niuquiyári hepáïsita = Vocabulario huichol-castellano, castellano-huichol (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 25
- McIntosh, Juan B.; Grimes, José (1996) ꞌNiuqui ꞌïiquisicayari: Vixárica niuquiyári, teivári niuquiyári hepáïsita = Vocabulario huichol-castellano, castellano-huichol (in Spanish), unpublished edition, page 22