avachi
French
Etymology
Past participle of avachir (“to soften, make limp”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French avachir (“to sag”), from Frankish to soften, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną (“to soften, make pliable, avoid”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, curve”). Cognate with Old High German weihjan (“to soften”), Old English wǣcan (“to weaken, oppress, trouble”), Old Norse veikja (“to bow, make feeble, weaken”). More at weak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.va.ʃi/
Participle
avachi (feminine avachie, masculine plural avachis, feminine plural avachies)
- past participle of avachir
Adjective
avachi (feminine avachie, masculine plural avachis, feminine plural avachies)
- flabby; saggy
Further reading
- “avachi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.