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Tetelcingo Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish probe, variant of pobre, from Latin pauper.
Pronunciation
Adjective
prube
- poor
- Synonym: amo tli qui̱pi̱a
- humble
- Synonym: mopichaqui̱öni̱
Derived terms
References
- Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 53, 78, 176
- Tuggy, David (2004) “Spanish Borrowings in Mösiehuali̱”, in SIL Mexico