jniñu

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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

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)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 18–19