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Tetelcingo Nahuatl
Etymology
C.f. Classical Nahuatl chīchtli (“owl”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chichtli̱ (plural chichme)
- witch, sorcerer
- Synonym: nöhuali̱
Derived terms
References
- Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 17, 124