Diccionario de Chile

michun

Vocabula Chilensia

vc-1642 N №201

Michun

significados

  • latínVitulus
  • españolTernero, novillo
  • ingléscat

nota

It is likely that there was a transcription error, with 'michun' actually corresponding to the word 'cat', a Spanish borrowing. DLC gives the Latin 'felis' (cat). RBA suggests that the confusion may arise from the Dutch 'katt' being read as 'kalf'.
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201. Michun | Vitulus | Ternero, novillo | michun | cat | N | root | michun | cat | It is likely that there was a transcription error, with 'michun' actually corresponding to the word 'cat', a Spanish borrowing. DLC gives the Latin 'felis' (cat). RBA suggests that the confusion may arise from the Dutch 'katt' being read as 'kalf'.