michi
Eastern Durango Nahuatl
Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmi.kʰi/, [ˈmɪkʰɪ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ki/, [ˈmiːki]
References
- michi in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Ometepec Nahuatl
Spanish
Etymology
From Central Mazahua mixi, Yucatec Maya miis, Purepecha misitu, all from Classical Nahuatl mizton, from miztli + -tōn, the former from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *musa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmit͡ʃi/ [ˈmi.t͡ʃi]
- (Peruvian)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -itʃi
- Syllabification: mi‧chi
Taparita
Etymology
Possibly a loanword (per Tierra Firma; compare Italian micio, Chamicuro mishi), but possibly just onomatopoeic; compare similar forms in such disparate languages as Kumyk мишик (mişik).
References
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