apizmiqui

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

apiztli (“hunger”) +‎ miqui (“die”)

Verb

apizmiqui

1. (intransitive) To starve.
2. (intransitive) To be hungry.

Synonyms

• mayana
• teocihui

References

• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 12
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 211