zänä

See also: zana, z̄ąną́, zâna, zână, and zãnã

Mezquital Otomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Otomi *ząną, from Proto-Otomian [Term?], from Proto-Oto-Pamean *cã-nã, from Proto-Oto-Manguean **(n)(h)se(h)(n)¹/².

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zã̀nã̀/

Noun

zänä

  1. moon
  2. month
  3. menstruation

Synonyms

  • (moon) zinänä
  • (month) nzänä

References

  • Andrews, Enriqueta (1950) Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 40, 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) (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 399
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