tnii

Teposcolula Mixtec

Alternative forms

• tnij

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *tiyįʔ.

Noun

tnii

1. nail (fingernail or toenail)

   Synonym: (reverential) teyusiya

Derived terms

• tniiidzu

 

References

• Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 199v: “Vña.tnij.”
• Reyes, Antonio de los (1593) Arte en lengua mixteca (in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 86