"Otomi" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌoʊtəˈmiː/
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish otomí, from Classical Nahuatl otomih, plural of otomitl. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|otomí}} Spanish otomí, {{der|en|nci|otomih}} Classical Nahuatl otomih, {{m|nci|otomitl}} otomitl Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Otomi
  1. An Oto-Manguean language and one of the indigenous languages of Mexico, spoken by around 240,000 indigenous Otomi people in the central altiplano region of Mexico. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Otomi-en-name-en:language Disambiguation of Languages: 91 9

Noun

IPA: /ˌoʊtəˈmiː/ Forms: Otomi [plural], Otomis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish otomí, from Classical Nahuatl otomih, plural of otomitl. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|otomí}} Spanish otomí, {{der|en|nci|otomih}} Classical Nahuatl otomih, {{m|nci|otomitl}} otomitl Head templates: {{en-noun|Otomi|s}} Otomi (plural Otomi or Otomis)
  1. A person belonging to the indigenous Otomi ethnic group of central Mexico. Synonyms: Otomies [plural], Ottomies [obsolete, plural]
    Sense id: en-Otomi-en-noun-XYGCEvTf

Inflected forms

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