ndicaha

San Juan Colorado Mixtec

Etymology 1

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Noun

ndicahá

1. mountain lion (Puma concolor)

Etymology 2

ndi- (“tree”) +‎ *caha (“coconut”). Cf. ticaha (“coconut”).

Noun

ndicahà

1. coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)

References

• Stark Campbell, Sara, et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 39, 63