xocotl

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Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl xocotl.

Pronunciation

Noun

xocotl (inanimate)

  1. (Amecameca and Cholula) apple, pear.

Derived terms

References

  • Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2002) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF. p. 158.
  • Medina, Genaro. (1999) Curso de Nahuatl, University of Americas, Cholula, Puebla.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Central Puebla Nahuatl xocotl (“apple”), Highland Puebla Nahuatl xokot (“fruit, orange, peach”), Northern Puebla Nahuatl xokotl (“apple”), Tetelcingo Nahuatl xocotl (“pear”).

Pronunciation

Noun

xocotl

  1. Hog plum
  2. A fruit.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Central Huasteca Nahuatl: xokotl
  • Central Nahuatl: xocotl
  • Central Puebla Nahuatl: xocotl
  • Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: xokotl
  • Guerrero Nahuatl: xokotl
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: xokot
  • Northern Puebla Nahuatl: xokotl
  • Orizaba Nahuatl: xokotl
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: xocotl
  • Western Huasteca Nahuatl: xokotl
  • → Spanish: jocote

References

  • James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 241
  • Molina, Alonso de (1571) Vocabulario en la lengua mexicana y castellana, Mexico: Antonio de Spinosa, page 160v: “Xocotl. fruta.”

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • (Chalma, Chiconamel and Zacatianguis): xokotl
  • (Ixcatepec, Tantoyuca, Tepetzintla and Temapache): xokotl

Noun

xocotl

  1. (Chicontepec) A fruit

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl xocotl.

Pronunciation

Noun

xocotl

  1. Apple.

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 245

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl xocotl.

Pronunciation

Noun

xocotl

  1. Pear, apple.

References

  • Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos, segunda impresión edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, published 1971, page 247
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