näni
Mezquital Otomi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nã̌nì/
Verb
nä̌ni (indeterminate actor hnäni)
- (transitive) water (clarification of this definition is needed)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Otomi *nąni, from Proto-Otomian [Term?], from Proto-Oto-Pamean *nõa-n or *nõ-nʔ (“burn”). Cognate with Central Mazahua ñṍꞌnü.
Alternative forms
- ną̌ní (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nã̌nì/
Noun
nä̌ni
- lime (calcium oxide)
- slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) (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 18, 48
- 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 201