michin

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Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

michin (animate, plural michtin)

fish

References

Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.
Mancilla Sepulveda, Héctor. (2002) Lecciones de Náhuatl, Secretaría de Educación Pública, Mexico City p. 162.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *mičim.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

michin (animate, plural mīmichtin)

fish
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f:
  Peſcado generalmente. atlannemi.atlan chane. / Peſcado propiamẽte. michin.
  A fish in general. atlannemi. atlan chane. / A fish, properly said. michin.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 95v. col. 1:
  Peſcado, generalmente . atlannemini.atlan chane. / Peſcado. propiamente. michin.
  A fish in general. atlannemini. atlan chane. / A fish, properly said. michin.
- Idem, f. 56r. col. 1.
  Michin. peſcado.
  Michin. a fish.
- 17C: Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 26r
  yhuan ye quixinachohua yn mimichtin
  
  (and fish now bred)

Derived terms

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 95, 56
Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, revised edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 236
Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 80–81
Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 146
Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 225

Guerrero Nahuatl

Noun

michin

fish

References

Aburto M., Pascual (2003); Tiuelis titlajtlajtos Náhuatl Puede hablar el Náhuatl, Náhuatl de Guerrero y español, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano AC (SIL); ILV segunda edición, Tlalpan, Mexico City. Mexico.

Mecayapan Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *mičim.

Noun

michin

(Tatahuicapan) fish
(Mecayapan) snook

Synonyms

(fish): to̱poj (Mecayapan)

References

Elson, Benjamin F., Gutiérrez G., Donaciano (1999) Diccionario popoluca de la Sierra, Veracruz (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 41)‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, page 106

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *mičim.

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmit͡ʃiŋ/

Noun

michin (plural mijmichin)

fish
Kisket ka tayua pal kitzkiat ne mijmichin
They went out at night to catch the fish

Tabasco Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

michin

fish

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