yyadzehe

Teposcolula Mixtec

FWOTD – 8 June 2020

Etymology

yya (“lord”) +‎ dzehe (“woman”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ijaˈðeʔe] (tone is uncertain)

Noun

yyadzehe

1. lady, noblewoman

Derived terms

• yyadzehe dzina
• yyadzehe yevua

 

References

• Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 90r: “Emperatriz.yyadzehe,siyya Empe.”
• Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 188v: “Señora yyadezehe”