avachi

== French == === Etymology === 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. === 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