michi
Central Nahuatl
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmi.t͡ʃi]
Noun
michi (animate, plural michtin)
Eastern Durango Nahuatl
Noun
michi
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Noun
michi (plural michime)
- fish.
Derived terms
Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Noun
michi
Japanese
Romanization
michi
Latin
Pronoun
michi (Late Latin)
- alternative form of mihi
References
- "michi", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Ometepec Nahuatl
Noun
michi (plural michim)
- fish.
Otomaco
Etymology
Noun
michi
References
Spanish
Etymology
From a possible merger of micho and Central Mazahua mixi, Yucatec Maya miis, Purepecha misitu, all from Classical Nahuatl mizton, from miztli + -tōn, the former from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *musa, but possibly just onomatopoeic; compare similar forms such Italian micio and even in disparate languages as Kumyk мишик (mişik).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmit͡ʃi/ [ˈmi.t͡ʃi]
Audio (Peru): (file) - Rhymes: -itʃi
- Syllabification: mi‧chi
Noun
michi m (plural michis)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
michi
- plural of mchi
Taparita
Etymology
Possibly a loanword (per Tierra Firma; compare Italian micio, Chamicuro mishi), but possibly just onomatopoeic; compare similar forms in such disparate languages as Kumyk мишик (mişik).
Noun
michi
References
Western Huasteca Nahuatl
Noun
michi (plural michimej)