näni

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nani"

Mezquital Otomi

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nã̌nì/

Verb

nä̌ni (indeterminate actor hnäni)

1. (transitive) water (clarification of this definition is needed)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Otomi *nąni, from Proto-Otomian [Term?], from Proto-Oto-Pamean *nõa-n or *nõ-nʔ (“burn”). Cognate with Central Mazahua ñṍꞌnü.

Alternative forms

• ną̌ní (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nã̌nì/

Noun

nä̌ni

1. lime (calcium oxide)
2. slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

• Andrews, Enriqueta (1950) Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 18, 48
• 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)‎^[2] (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 201