hmämhai

Mezquital Otomi

Alternative forms

• hmąhmaí (obsolete)

Etymology

From hai (“earth”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

hmämhai

1. earthquake

   Synonyms: mbimhai, mbihai

References

• Andrews, Enriqueta (1950) Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 8, 79
• 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 90