dzuqndaha

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

Equivalent to dzuq (“neck”) +‎ daha (“hand”). Cf. Alcozauca Mixtec su̱kún ndaꞌá, Chayuco Mixtec zucu ndaha, Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec sukun ndaꞌa, San Juan Colorado Mixtec jucun ndaha, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec sucūn ndáha, Tezoatlán Mixtec diko̱ ndáꞌa̱, Yosondúa Mixtec sukun ndaꞌa.

Also cf. Classical Nahuatl māquechtli (“wrist”), from māitl (“hand”) +‎ quechtli (“neck”).

Noun

dzuqndaha

1. wrist

References

• Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 14v: “Muñeca dela mano. dzuqndaha.”