karakata

Purepecha

Alternative forms

Etymology

karani (“paint, write”) +‎ -kata (past passive participle)

Noun

karakata

  1. (obsolete) something painted
  2. something written, writing

Derived terms
  • karakata jajki jimbo

References
  • Gylberti, Maturino (1559) Aqui comiença el Vocabulario enla lengua Castellana y Mechuacana (in Spanish), Mexico: Iuan Pablos Bressano, page 83v: “Eſcriptura como quiera. caracata.”
  • Gylberti, Maturino (1559) Aqui comiença el Vocabulario enla lengua Castellana y Mechuacana (in Spanish), Mexico: Iuan Pablos Bressano, page 140r: “Pintada coſa. caracata.atacata.”
  • Lathrop, Maxwell (2007) Vocabulario del idioma purépecha‎ (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 7, 27: “karakata”

Yoruba

Etymology

From kí (“subjunctive particle”) +‎ a (“we”) +‎ rà (“buy”) +‎ kí (“subjunctive particle”) +‎ a (“we”) +‎ tà (“sell”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ká.ɾà.ká.tà/

Noun

káràkátà

  1. subsistence trading; commerce
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