Moqui
English
Etymology
From Hopi mookwi. According to a Walpi chief and other older Hopi consulted in the 1940's, the name is the original self-designation of the Hopi móókwi. Similar names have been borrowed into neighboring languages, e.g. Zuni muukwi, Southern Paiute mo·q·wi-, Isleta Southern Tiwa buxíde, Acoma Keres mú·cʰi. It is now considered offensive due to similarity with Hopi mooki (“dead”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈməʊ.ki/
- Rhymes: -əʊki
Derived terms
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