miqui
See also: mi̱qui̱
Central Nahuatl edit
Pronunciation edit
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miqui
- (intransitive) To die.
Classical Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan. Cognate with Hopi mooki (“to die”) and O'odham muhk.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
miqui
- (intransitive) To die.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 176r:
- Morir. nimiqui.
- To die. miqui
Derived terms edit
terms derived from miqui (verb)
References edit
- Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 237
- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 148
- Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 225
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl miqui
Verb edit
miqui
- to die.