tecolotl

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Central Nahuatl

Noun

tecolotl

  1. owl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

tecolōtl (plura tētecoloh or tecolōmeh)

  1. Owl.
    • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana:
      Buho. tecolutl.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1673, Augustin de Vetancurt, Arte de lengua mexicana:
      Otimotetzâhui iniquac tzatzi intecolotl, in chiquâtli?
      Tuviſte por aguero, que el buho, ò lechuza gritaſſe?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Spanish: tecolote

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 251.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 216.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 232.

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Noun

tecolotl

  1. owl

Derived terms

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 192
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