yikin
Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mixtec *yɨkɨ̨ʔ.
Noun
yikin
- squash
Derived terms
- ndikin yikin
- tichikin
- yikin iñu
- yikin yute
- yikin ñaꞌmi
- yuku yikin koo
Etymology 2
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Noun
yikin
- maize kernel
- Synonyms: nuni yikin, yikin nuni
Derived terms
- nuni yikin
- yikin nuni
Etymology 3
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Adjective
yikin
- young
- Synonym: yute
Derived terms
- yoo yikin
References
- Aguilar Feria, Martimiana; García Rojas, Vicente; Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena (2017) Diccionario mixteco de Magdalena Peñasco (Saꞌan Ñuu Savi) (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 50) (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 631
Sinicahua Mixtec
Etymology
From Proto-Mixtec *yɨkɨ̨ʔ.
Noun
yikin
- squash
References
- Tutu ja ndee tnuꞌu suꞌva ja ka kaꞌan ndaka ñayivi ñuu Xini Kava = Pequeño diccionario ilustrado en el mixteco de San Antonio Sinicahua (in Mixtec and Spanish), preliminary edition, 2010, page 17