ñꞌi

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Mezquital Otomi

Etymology

From Proto-Otomi *nʔi, from Proto-Otomian *ʔi, from Proto-Oto-Pamean *(m)ʔi, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *ʔki³.

Pronunciation

Noun

ñꞌi

  1. chili pepper
  2. sauce

Adjective

ñꞌi

  1. spicy

Derived terms

References

  • Hernández Cruz, Luis, Victoria Torquemada, Moisés (2010) Diccionario del hñähñu (otomí) del Valle del Mezquital, estado de Hidalgo (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 45)‎ (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 279