Xquenda
From Zapotec guenda, "spirit" or "soul", joined with the possessive prefix x- to mean roughly "one's own spirit".
Meaning and origin
Xquenda takes the Zapotec word for the spirit or inner essence that a person is believed to carry, and adds the prefix that marks it as belonging to someone.
How to pronounce Xquenda
| Spanish (Latin America) | SHKEN-dah /ˈʃkenda/ |
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