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siuinehtsiqua

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Purepecha

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Etymology

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C.f. sïuini (whirlwind).

Noun

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siuinehtsiqua

  1. (obsolete) cowlick
  2. (obsolete) crown (of the head)

References

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  • Gylberti, Maturino (1559) Aqui comiença el Vocabulario enla lengua Castellana y Mechuacana (in Spanish), Mexico: Iuan Pablos Bressano, page 153r:Remolino de pelos o cabellos. ſiuinehtſiqua.
  • Lagunas, Iuan Baptista de (1574) Dictionarito breue y compendioso en la lẽgua de Michuacan (in Spanish), Mexico: Pedro Balli, page 103:SIuinehtſiqua,Remolino,o coronilla dela cabeça.