Dictionary:makvo

Besoh

Pronunciation

• /magvəː/

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South-Andusian *makvo, from Proto-Andusian *makvo (“spirit”).

Noun

makvo

1. spirit
2. the living breath

Declension

	SG	PL
Ø	makvo /magvəː/	makvu /magvu/
DAT	makvobi /magvoβi/	makvubi /magvuβi/
LOC	makvo'on /magvoʔõ/	makvu'on /magvuʔõ/

Proto-Andusian

Etymology

Derived from *makve (“breathe”): the breath that leaves the body.

Noun

*makvo

1. spirit
2. breath-soul
3. ghost of the dead
4. (figurative) courage, resolve

Descendants

• Proto-North-Andusian: *maxvo
• Proto-South-Andusian: *makvo
• Proto-Unterian: *mavo

Proto-South-Andusian

Etymology

From Proto-Andusian *makvo (“spirit”).

Noun

*makvo

1. spirit
2. the living breath

Descendants

• Besoh: makvo