jniñu

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *tiyįʔ.

Noun

jniñu

1. fingernail

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mixtec *tíyǫ́.

Noun

jniñu

1. work
2. business

Derived terms

• jniñu komu

 

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

jniñu

1. issue, matter

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[1] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 18–19