Caym
Old Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hebrew קַיִן (káyin).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Caym m
- (biblical) Cain
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 1v:
- de lãt ebrõ mato caẏm a abel ſo ermano.
- It was outside Hebron that Cain killed his brother Abel.
Descendants edit
- Spanish: Caín