tsibi
Mezquital Otomi
FWOTD – 18 June 2019
Alternative forms
- tsibí (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Otomi *cibi, from Proto-Otomian *cibi, from Proto-Oto-Pamean *ci-p (“lime”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sìbì/
Noun
tsibi
- fire
- pistol
- Synonyms: bo̱jä, mfoxbo̱shnä
- difficulty, struggle
- uropygial gland
- electricity
Derived terms
References
- Andrews, Enriqueta (1950) Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 34, 58, 64
- 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)[2] (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 348