cihuaichcatl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ciua ichcatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cihuātl (“female”) +‎ ichcatl (“sheep”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

cihuāichcatl (animate)

ewe
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 186r:
  Oueja.ychcatl.ciuaichcatl.
  A ewe. ychcatl. ciuaichcatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22v. col. 1:
  Ciua ichcatl.oueja.
  Ciua ichcatl. a ewe.

Synonyms

(sheep, ewe): ichcatl

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