tsibi

Mezquital Otomi
FWOTD – 18 June 2019

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡sìbì/

Etymology

From Proto-Otomi *cibi, from Proto-Otomian *cibi, from Proto-Oto-Pamean *ci-p (“lime”).

Noun

tsibi

  1. fire
  2. pistol
    Synonyms: bo̱jä, mfoxbo̱shnä
  3. difficulty, struggle
  4. uropygial gland
  5. electricity

Derived terms
  • aspi
  • de̱spi
  • faspi
  • gospi
  • häspi
  • hñäspi
  • mbonga tsibi
  • ndähi tsibi
  • nespi
  • nthäspi
  • ntꞌuspi
  • ospi
  • tꞌuspi
  • uspi
  • xiꞌmtsibi
  • zospi
  • ꞌbospi
  • ꞌñaspi
  • ꞌñuspi

References
  • Andrews, Enriqueta (1950) Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 34, 58, 64
  • 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)‎ (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 348
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