hñu
Mezquital Otomi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Otomi *hyų, from Proto-Otomian [Term?], from Proto-Oto-Pamean *nhĩo-ʔ/-nʔ.
Alternative forms
- hñų̌ (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɲǔ/
Numeral
hñǔ
- three
Derived terms
- hñudmi
- hñunthebe
- hñupa
- hñuꞌki
- hñuꞌrate
- nhñu
Verb
hñu
- (intransitive) be three
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɲù/
Noun
hñu
- (clarification of this definition is needed)
References
- Andrews, Enriqueta (1950) Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 9, 80
- 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 102