Moqui
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hopi mookwi. According to a Walpi chief and other older Hopi consulted in the 1940's, the name is the original self-designation of the Hopi móókwi. Similar names have been borrowed into neighboring languages, e.g. Zuni muukwi, Southern Paiute mo·q·wi-, Isleta Southern Tiwa buxíde, Acoma Keres mú·cʰi. It is noted for its similarity with Hopi mooki (“dead”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Moqui (plural Moquis or Moqui)
Derived terms
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Moqui
Categories:
- English terms derived from Hopi
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/əʊki
- Rhymes:English/əʊki/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English indeclinable nouns
- English dated terms
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns