yikin

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Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *yɨkɨ̨ʔ.

Noun

yikin

  1. squash
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Noun

yikin

  1. maize kernel
    Synonyms: nuni yikin, yikin nuni
Derived terms

Etymology 3

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Adjective

yikin

  1. young
    Synonym: yute
Derived terms

References

  • Aguilar Feria, Martimiana, García Rojas, Vicente, Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena (2017) Diccionario mixteco de Magdalena Peñasco (Saꞌan Ñuu Savi) (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 50)‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 631

Sinicahua Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *yɨkɨ̨ʔ.

Noun

yikin

  1. squash

References

  • Tutu ja ndee tnuꞌu suꞌva ja ka kaꞌan ndaka ñayivi ñuu Xini Kava = Pequeño diccionario ilustrado en el mixteco de San Antonio Sinicahua, preliminary edition (overall work in Sinicahua Mixtec and Spanish), 2010, page 17