mazaatemitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

maça atemitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mazātl (“deer”) +‎ atemitl (“louse”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mazāatemitl (animate)

tick
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 129v:
  Garrapata. maçaatemitl.
  A tick. maçaatemitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 65r. col. 2:
  Garrapata. maçaatemitl.
  A tick. maçaatemitl.
- ibid., f. 50r. col. 1.
  Maça atemitl. garrapata.
  Maça atemitl. a tick.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 65

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