tecuani

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Central Nahuatl

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Pronunciation

Noun

tecuani

  1. A wild animal, beast.
  2. A jaguar, lion, tiger, mountain lion.

Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl te̱cua̱ni (“dangerous animal; coyote”), Northern Puebla Nahuatl tecuani (“jaguar”), Tetelcingo Nahuatl tiecuöni̱ (“dangerous animal”). Literally te- cua -ni "one eats people".

Pronunciation

Noun

tēcuāni (animate, plural tēcuānimeh)

  1. A wild or dangerous animal.
  2. A cruel person.

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 217
  • Richley H. Crapo, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, transl. (2005), Anónimo Mexicano, Logan: Utah State University Press, page 29
  • Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 70–71
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 218
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Early Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 234

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tecuani

Noun

tecuani

  1. lion.

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl tecuani (“dangeous animal”), Highland Puebla Nahuatl te̱cua̱ni (“dangerous animal; coyote”), Tetelcingo Nahuatl tiecuöni̱ (“dangerous animal”).

Noun

tecuani

  1. Jaguar (Panthera onca).

References

  • Brockway, Earl, Hershey de Brockway, Trudy, Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2000) Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla‎, segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2018, page 192
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