Saawaken

=Old Sumrë=

Etymology 1
From Proto-Sumric *sasḅak- ("to hollow out, to scoop").

Pronunciation

 * /sàːwákɛn/

Verb
saawaken
 * Imperative: saawakje
 * Supine: ksaawak
 * 1) To dig

Derived Terms

 * saawakdwir ("crack, crevice")
 * saawakăd ("manmade hole")

Descendants

 * Middle Sumri: saahen ("to settle in a place, to hunker down")
 * Misiuri: SAIE ("to live somewhere, to dwell, to inhabit")
 * Early Meddió: SAI ("to live somewhere, to dwell, to inhabit")
 * Risorese: se ("to sit")
 * Primitive Branjish: sê ("to live somewhere, to dwell, to inhabit")
 * Old Moca: sēveken ("to dig")
 * Old Naumes: sāwakhan ("to dig")

Etymology 2
From Proto-Sumric *saġəḅaʔx- ("to move, to retreat").

Pronunciation

 * /sàːwákɛn/

Verb
saawaken
 * Imperative: saawakje
 * Supine: ksaawak
 * 1) To move camp elsewhere

Descendants

 * Middle Sumri: saahen ("to move camp elsewhere")