Zuni

See also: zuni, zuñi, Zuñi, and zǔní

English

Alternative forms

Zuñi

Etymology

From earlier Zuñi, from American Spanish, from Acoma Western Keres sɨ̂‧ni or a cognate thereof.

Adjective

Zuni (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the Zuni people or their traditional language.

Derived terms

Zuni bluehead sucker

Translations

Of the Zuni people or their language

Spanish: zuñi

Noun

Zuni (plural Zunis)

A member of the Zuni tribe.

Translations

A member of the Zuni tribe

Zuni: shiwi

Proper noun

Zuni

A certain native American tribe.
The language traditionally spoken by members of this tribe.

Translations

Native American tribe

Navajo: Naashtʼézhí
Romanian: zuni
Russian: зу́ни (zúni)

Spanish: zuñi m
Zuni: A:shiwi

language

Japanese: ズニ語 (zuni-go)
Navajo: Naashtʼézhí bizaad
Russian: зу́ни (zúni)

Spanish: zuñi m
Zuni: Shiwi’ma

See also

Wiktionary's coverage of Zuni terms
Zuni on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zuni language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ethnologue entry for Zuni, zun

References

“Zuni” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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