ocotl

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Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

(Tlaxcala): okotl

Noun

ocotl

(Milpa Alta) pine

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *okotl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *wokon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ocotl (inanimate)

pine tree
pinewood torch
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 112r. col. 1:
  T Ea de pino.ocotl.quauh- / ocotl.
  A pinewood torch. ocotl. quauhocotl.
- Idem, f. 75v. col. 2.
  Ocotl. tea, raja o aſtilla de pino.
  Ocotl. a torch, splinter or piece of pinewood.

Synonyms

cuauhocotl

Derived terms

Terms derived from ocōtl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 112r, 75v

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