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Purepecha
Etymology
karani (“paint, write”) + -kata (past passive participle)
Noun
karakata
- (obsolete) something painted
- something written, writing
Derived terms
References
- Gylberti, Maturino (1559) Aqui comiença el Vocabulario enla lengua Castellana y Mechuacana (in Spanish), Mexico: Iuan Pablos Bressano, page 83v: “Eſcriptura como quiera. caracata.”
- Gylberti, Maturino (1559) Aqui comiença el Vocabulario enla lengua Castellana y Mechuacana (in Spanish), Mexico: Iuan Pablos Bressano, page 140r: “Pintada coſa. caracata.atacata.”
- Lathrop, Maxwell (2007) Vocabulario del idioma purépecha (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 7, 27: “karakata”
Yoruba
Etymology
From kí (“subjunctive particle”) + a (“we”) + rà (“buy”) + kí (“subjunctive particle”) + a (“we”) + tà (“sell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
káràkátà
- subsistence trading; commerce