karakata

Purepecha

Alternative forms

• caracata (obsolete)

Etymology

karani (“paint, write”) +‎ -kata (past passive participle)

Noun

karakata

1. (obsolete) something painted
2. something written, writing

Derived terms

• karakata jajki jimbo

References

• Gylberti, Maturino (1559) Aqui comiença el Vocabulario enla lengua Castellana y Mechuacana (in Spanish), Mexico: Iuan Pablos Bressano, page 83v: “Eſcriptura como quiera. caracata.”
• Gylberti, Maturino (1559) Aqui comiença el Vocabulario enla lengua Castellana y Mechuacana (in Spanish), Mexico: Iuan Pablos Bressano, page 140r: “Pintada coſa. caracata.atacata.”
• Lathrop, Maxwell (2007) Vocabulario del idioma purépecha‎^[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 7, 27: “karakata”

Yoruba

Etymology

From kí (“subjunctive particle”) +‎ a (“we”) +‎ rà (“buy”) +‎ kí (“subjunctive particle”) +‎ a (“we”) +‎ tà (“sell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ká.ɾà.ká.tà/

Noun

káràkátà

1. subsistence trading; commerce