yiyi

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See also: yīyī, yīyì, yíyī, yìyǐ, yìyì, and yìyi

Northern Puebla Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nahuan *eːyɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pahi. Cf. Classical Nahuatl ēyi.

Numeral[edit]

yiyi

  1. three

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Brockway, Earl, Hershey de Brockway, Trudy, Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2018) Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla (Series de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas "Mariano Silva y Aceves"; 42)‎[1] (in Spanish), segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 253

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝiʝi/ [ˈɟ͡ʝi.ʝi]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃiʃi/ [ˈʃi.ʃi]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒiʒi/ [ˈʒi.ʒi]

  • Rhymes: -iʝi
  • Syllabification: yi‧yi

Noun[edit]

yiyi f (plural yiyis)

  1. (Paraguay, colloquial) hotty; sheila; dame (young attractive lady)