kavayo

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cavallo, cavalo, caballo, from Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse), of disputed origin.

Noun

kavayo m (Hebrew spelling קאב׳אייו)[1]

  1. horse (equid)
    Coordinate term: yegua
    • 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, Por el plazer de kontar[1], page 47:
      Mi padre sigió el konsejo del kadí i en un punto saltó sovre el kavayo, le dio una kon el zingí , i el kavayo se empesó a bolar.
      My father followed the Qadi's advice and at one point he left by horse; [somebody] gave him one with the stirrup, and the horse started to flee.
  • kavayador
  • kavayar
  • kavayero
  • kavayería
  • kavayiko

References

  1. ^ kavayo”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Noun

kavayo

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of kavi (poet)

Etymology 2

Noun

kavayo

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of kavi (monkey)