hmämhai
Mezquital Otomi
Alternative forms
- hmąhmaí (obsolete)
Etymology
From hai (“earth”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
hmämhai
- earthquake
- Synonyms: mbimhai, mbihai
References
- Andrews, Enriqueta (1950) Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 8, 79
- 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 90