avachi

Meaning

Verb

past participle of avachir

Adj

flabby; saggy

Concepts

tepid

couch potato

limply

misshapen

lennow

lukewarm

limp

Synonyms

atone

😑

indifférent

légume

mou

pantouflard

tiède

ramollo

tiédasse

télémaniaque

flasque

tépide

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.va.ʃi/

Etymology

Cognate with Old High German: weihjan

Cognate with Old English: wǣcan

Cognate with Old Norse: veikja

In summary

Past participle of avachir (“to soften, make limp”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French avachir (“to sag”), from Frankish *waikijan (“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.