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Mezquital Otomi
Etymology
udi (“to light”) + tsibi (“fire”)
Pronunciation
Verb
úspi (preterite dá ꞌñuspi)
- (intransitive) light a fire, make a fire
Noun
úspi
- a person that incites conflict
- fireplace
- Synonym: tꞌuspi
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 365