miquini

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

miqui "to die" + -ni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mikini/

Noun

miquini

1. A mortal.
   • 1524, Bernardino de Sahagún, Coloquios y doctrina cristiana:

     ca timacehualtin, tipolihuini timiquini, ...

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   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana:

     Mortal coſa que muere. miquini. poliuini. tlamini.

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References

• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written Stanford University Press, p. 225.