Caym

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Old Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hebrew קַיִן (káyin).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Caym m

  1. (biblical) Cain
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 1v:
      de lãt ebrõ mato caẏm a abel ſo ermano.
      It was outside Hebron that Cain killed his brother Abel.

Descendants[edit]

  • Spanish: Caín

See also[edit]

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