pima

英 美['pimə]
  • n. 皮玛棉(等于Pima cotton);皮马人;皮马语

英英释义


1. a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico
2. the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima people

英文词源


Pima
Uto-Aztecan people of Arizona, from Spanish, probably from native pi ma:c "(I) don't know," given in answer to some question long ago and mistaken by the Spaniards as a tribal name. Related: Piman.