e̱nxe̱
Mezquital Otomi
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ángel, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æ̌nʃæ̀/
Noun
ě̱nxe̱
- (Christianity) angel
- a deceased child
- a person who died a virgin
- an innocent child
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 59