michi

See also: Michi and michĩ

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmi.t͡ʃi]

Noun

michi (animate, plural michtin)

1. fish

Eastern Durango Nahuatl

Noun

michi

1. fish

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

michi (plural michime)

1. fish.

Derived terms

• michtlacualli

Highland Puebla Nahuatl

Noun

michi

1. fish

Japanese

Romanization

michi

1. Rōmaji transcription of みち

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.kʰi/, [ˈmɪkʰɪ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ki/, [ˈmiːki]

Pronoun

michi

1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Alternative form of mihi

References

• michi in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

michi (plural michim)

1. fish.

Otomaco

Etymology

See Taparita michi.

Noun

michi

1. cat

References

• Tierra Firme (other copy)

Spanish

Etymology

From a possible merger of micho and Central Mazahua mixi, Yucatec Maya miis, Purepecha misitu, all from Classical Nahuatl mizton, from miztli +‎ -tōn, the former from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *musa, but possibly just onomatopoeic; compare similar forms such Italian micio and even in disparate languages as Kumyk мишик (mişik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmit͡ʃi/ [ˈmi.t͡ʃi]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -itʃi
• Syllabification: mi‧chi

Noun

michi m (plural michis)

1. (informal) mog; kitty (cat)

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

michi

1. plural of mchi

Taparita

Etymology

Possibly a loanword (per Tierra Firma; compare Italian micio, Chamicuro mishi), but possibly just onomatopoeic; compare similar forms in such disparate languages as Kumyk мишик (mişik).

Noun

michi

1. cat

References

• Tierra Firme (other copy)

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

michi (plural michimej)

1. fish