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Central Nahuatl
Noun
ichcatl
- sheep.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From ichtli (“maguey fiber”) + -catl.
Pronunciation
Noun
ichcatl (plural ichcameh)
- cotton
- Idem, f. 32r. col. 2.
- Ichcatl . algodón, o oueja.
- Ichcatl. cotton, or a sheep.
- sheep
- Idem, f. 91r. col. 2.
- Oueja. ychcatl. ciuaichcatl.
- A sheep. ychcatl. ciuaichatl.
- Idem, f. 32r. col. 2.
- Ichcame. hato de ouejas, o manada dellas. / Ichcatl . algodón, o oueja.
- Ichcame. a group of sheep, or a herd of them. / Ichcatl. cotton, or a sheep.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 65r, 91r, 32r
- Frances Karttunen (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, pages 92–93
- James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 219
- J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 225
Northern Puebla Nahuatl
Etymology
C.f. Classical Nahuatl ichcatl.
Noun
ichcatl
- cotton
References
- Brockway, Earl, Hershey de Brockway, Trudy, Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2018) Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla (Series de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas "Mariano Silva y Aceves"; 42) (in Spanish), segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 46
Tetelcingo Nahuatl
Etymology
Cognate with Classical Nahuatl ichcatl, Mecayapan Nahuatl ichca'.
Pronunciation
Noun
ichcatl
- cotton
- wool
- sheep
References
- Forrest Brewer, Jean G. Brewer (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Telecingo, Morelos: castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano, México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 5, 58, 129
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Etymology
Cf. Classical Nahuatl ichcatl.
Noun
ichcatl
- sheep
References