jik

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *jɯk (“wife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɯk/

Noun

jik

1. wife

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *siku.

Noun

jik (plural jijik)

1. navel

References

• Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎^[1], electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 84