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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|meni|pmen|*kʼai}}.
From {{inh|meni|pmen|*k'ai}}.


====Pronunciation====
====Pronunciation====
{{IPA|/kʼa˥i˩/|lang=meni}}
{{IPA|/k'a˥i˩/|lang=meni}}


====Noun====
====Noun====

Revision as of 23:25, 21 July 2021

Méníshè

Etymology

From Proto-Méníshè *k'ai.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /k'a˥i˩/ invalid IPA characters ('), replace ' with ˈ

Noun

k'áì (magic class, plural kháà)

  1. witch

Creation and Usage Notes

Beyond just being a super important word for a language for witches, this word is cool because we decided to make the plural form kháà, which is derived from the word meaning "coven." I like to think that once witches gather in groups, they see themselves as a unified coven. Or, at least, they used to; watching the first season of Motherland: Fort Salem indicates that not all modern witches feel that sense of coven-ness.

-Jessie Sams 22:14, 22 May 2020 (PDT)