hñu

See also: hnu

Mezquital Otomi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Otomi *hyų, from Proto-Otomian [Term?], from Proto-Oto-Pamean *nhĩo-ʔ/-nʔ.

Alternative forms

• hñų̌ (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɲǔ/

Numeral

hñǔ

1. three

Derived terms

• hñudmi
• hñunthebe
• hñupa
• hñuꞌki
• hñuꞌrate
• nhñu

 

Verb

hñu

1. (intransitive) be three

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɲù/

Noun

hñu

1. (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

• Andrews, Enriqueta (1950) Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 9, 80
• Hernández Cruz, Luis, Victoria Torquemada, Moisés (2010) Diccionario del hñähñu (otomí) del Valle del Mezquital, estado de Hidalgo (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 45)‎^[2] (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 102