Caym

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קַיִן‎ (káyin).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaˈĩm], [kaˈĩn]

Proper noun

Caym m

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

Descendants

Spanish: Caín

See also

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