michi

Meaning

mog; kitty (cat)

Synonyms

gato

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Hyphenated as

mi‧chi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmit͡ʃi/

Etymology

From a possible merger of micho and Central Mazahua mixi, Yucatec Maya miis, Purepecha misitu, all from Classical Nahuatl mizton, from miztli + -tōn, the former from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *musa, but possibly just onomatopoeic; compare similar forms such Italian micio and even in disparate languages as Kumyk мишик (mişik).