noho yodzo

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

Equivalent to noho (“tooth”) +‎ yodzo (“grinding stone”). Cognate with Alcozauca Mixtec nu̱ꞌu yòsó, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec nūhun yōsó.

Noun

noho yodzo

1. molar

References

• Reyes, Antonio de los (1593) Arte en lengua mixteca (in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 84