ñuñu

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Quechua

Noun

ñuñu

  1. breast (milk producing organ)
  2. udder

Declension

Derived terms

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

Cognate with Chayuco Mixtec ñuñu, San Juan Colorado Mixtec ñùñù, Yosondúa Mixtec ñuñu.

Noun

ñuñu

  1. bee

References

  • Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 2v:Abeja de miel. ñuñu.

Yosondúa Mixtec

Noun

ñuñu

  1. bee

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.