tnii

Teposcolula Mixtec

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *tiyįʔ.

Noun

tnii

  1. nail (fingernail or toenail)
    Synonym: (reverential) teyusiya

Derived terms

References
  • Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 199v: “Vña.tnij.”
  • Reyes, Antonio de los (1593) Arte en lengua mixteca (in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 86
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