ydzu

Teposcolula Mixtec

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ísù. For the sense "horse" cf. Classical Nahuatl mazātl.

Noun

ydzu

  1. deer
    Synonym: ydzuyucu
  2. horse
  3. A constellation. (clarification of this definition is needed)

Derived terms
  • dzayaidzu
  • huahi idzu
  • tayu idzu
  • tniiidzu
  • ydzu dzehe
  • ydzu sitna
  • ydzundeque
  • ydzuyucu
  • ydzuñeni

References
  • Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 28v: “Astillejo coſtelaçion.ydzu.”
  • Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 46v: “Cauallo. idzu.”
  • Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 63r: “Cieruo animal. yudzu,[sic] ydzuyucu.”
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