Caym

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קַיִן (káyin).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈim/

Proper noun

Caym m

  1. (biblical) Cain
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 1v:
      de lãt ebrõ 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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