mixxincayotl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

mixincayotl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From michin (“fish”) +‎ xīncāyōtl (“scales”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mixxīncāyōtl (inanimate)

The scales of a fish; fishskin.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 100r:
  Eſcama de peſcado. micheuatl. michxoneuatl. mixxinca / yotl.
  A fish scale. micheuatl. michxoneuatl. mixxincayotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 57r. col. 1:
  Eſcama de peſcado. michehuatl. michxoneuatl. mix / xincayotl.
  A fish scale. michehuatl. michxoneuatl. mixxincayotl.
- Idem, f. 57r. col. 1.
  Mixincayotl. eſcama de peſcado.
  Mixincayotl. a fish scale.

Synonyms

(fish scales or skin): michēhuatl, mixxonēhuatl

Derived terms

mixxīncāyōtlāza (verb)

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 57

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