miqui

See also: mi̱qui̱

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miki/

Verb

miqui

1. (intransitive) To die.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan. Cognate with Hopi mooki (“to die”) and O'odham muhk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miki/

Verb

miqui

1. (intransitive) To die.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 176r:

     Morir. nimiqui.

     To die. miqui

Derived terms

(terms derived from miqui (verb)):

• amiqui
• apizmiqui
• cecmiqui
• micqui
• mictia
• mictihuetzi
• miquini
• miquiztli
• poyomiqui
• tlemiqui
• tonalmiqui
• yaomiqui

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 237
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 148
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 225

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl miqui

Verb

miqui

1. to die.