zänä

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Mezquital Otomi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Otomi *ząną, from Proto-Otomian [Term?], from Proto-Oto-Pamean *cã-nã, from Proto-Oto-Manguean **(n)(h)se(h)(n)¹/².

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zänä

  1. moon
    Synonym: zinänä
  2. month
    Synonym: nzänä
  3. menstruation

References

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  • Andrews, Enriqueta (1950) Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 40, 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)‎[2] (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 399