e̱nxe̱

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Mezquital Otomi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish ángel, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ě̱nxe̱

  1. (Christianity) angel
  2. a deceased child
  3. a person who died a virgin
  4. an innocent child

References

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  • 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)‎[1] (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 59