coamichin

Central Nahuatl

Noun

coamichin

1. eel

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• coamichi

Etymology

From cōātl (“snake”) +‎ michin (“fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koː.aːˈmit͡ʃin/

Noun

cōāmichin (animate)

1. eel
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 18v:

     Anguilla. coamichi.
     (An eel. coamichi.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 23r. col. 1:

     Coamichin. anguilla.
     (Coamichin. eel.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 23