cihuamiztli

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Central Nahuatl

Noun

cihuamiztli

(Amecameca and Milpa Alta): A female puma.
(Cholula): A female cat.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From cihuātl (“female”) +‎ miztli (“puma”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siwaːˈmist͡ɬi/

Noun

cihuāmiztli (animate)

A female puma; mountain lion.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 154r:
  Leona hembra. ciuamiztli.
  A female lioness. ciuamiztli.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22v. col. 1:
  Ciuamiztli. leona.
  (Ciuamiztli. a lioness.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 22

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