ixim
Chuj
Chuj drawing of a woman holding corn
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *ixiʼm.
Noun
ixim
- corn
References
- Jessica Coon, Unergatives, antipassives, and roots in Chuj (2016), p. 27
Kaqchikel
Alternative forms
- ixin
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *ixiʼm.
Noun
ixim
- maize
Derived terms
- Iximcheʼ
- ixim pom
- Ixim Ulew
- ixin tulül
References
- Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 216
- Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 41
Tzotzil
Alternative forms
- ʼixim
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *ixiʼm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔiɕim/
Noun
ixim
- Indian corn
Inflection
possessive forms of ixim
| indefinite possession | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| inclusive | exclusive | ||
| 1st | kixim | kiximtik | kiximkutik (San Andrés Larráinzar) |
| 2nd | avixim (Zinacantán) | aviximik (Zinacantán) | |
| 3rd | yixim | yiximik | |
References
- “ʔiš” in Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.