miis

See also: miis' and míis

Somali

Etymology

Borrowed either from Portuguese mesa or Persian میز‎ (miz). Compare Swahili meza.

Noun

míis m (plural miisás m)

  1. table

Yucatec Maya

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *.mis-, to "sweep" Mayan cognates are other Yucatecan languages, and also Quichean–Mamean Achi me's "cat" Qʼanjobalan–Chujean Akatek mis "cat" etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miːs˩/

Noun

miis (plural miisoʼob)

  1. cat

References

Preliminary Classic Maya ‐ English, English ‐ Classic Maya Vocabulary of Hieroglyphic Readings by Erik Boot 

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