ikú

See also: iku

Alcozauca Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *yúkúʔ (“mountain”). The sense "wilderness" is a semantic loan from Spanish monte.

Noun

ikú

1. mountain
2. wilderness

Related terms

• ikú ini
• Ikú Kìmì
• Kúkìmì

 

References

• Stark C., Sharon, Johnson P., Audrey, González de Guzmán, Benita (2013) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Xochapa, Guerrero‎^[1] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 7