qui̱nöntieniehua
Tetelcingo Nahuatl
Etymology
nöntli̱ (“mother”) + qui̱tieniehua (“mention”). Calque of Spanish mentar la madre (“mention the mother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɪnɔantjeˈnjewa]
Verb
qui̱nöntieniehua
- (transitive or reflexive) Insult seriously.
References
- Brewer, Forrest; Brewer, Jean G. (1962), Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano; Secretaría de Educación Pública, published 1971, pages 16, 154, 194