eenim

Seri

Alternative forms

  • heenim (used by the younger generation)
  • eenm (found in some compounds)

Etymology

Borrowed from O'odham vainomï (“metal, knife”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːnim/

Noun

eenim (plural eenitzoj or eenintzoj or eentz)

  1. (with article quih) iron, metal
  2. (with article cop) knife

Declension

Declension of eenim
singular plural
absolutive — —
1st person heenim —
2nd person meenim —
3rd person eenim —

Derived terms

  • cheenim (“to be made of metal”)
  • eenim cheel (“copper”)
  • eenim cmasol (“gold”)
  • eenim coaatjö (“brass”)
  • eenim coohit (“magnet”)
  • eenim czaahox (“steel”)
  • eenim imiipla (“rust”)
  • eenm an iquiijim ziix cöimahnaxz (“glass”)
  • queenim (“to have a knife”)

References

  • Moser, Mary B., Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 294.
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