coxolihtli

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Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cf. Northern Puebla Nahuatl coxolihtli.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ko(ː)ʃo(ː)ˈliʔt͜ɬi]

The lengths of the first two vowels are uncertain.

Noun

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coxolihtli

  1. crested guan (Penelope purpurascens)
    • [1651, Francisco Hernández, Historiae animalium et mineralium Novae Hispaniae [Histories of the animals and minerals of New Spain] (overall work in Latin), page 23:
      De Coxolitli quam Phaſianum patrium vocant.
      Of the coxolitli which they call the paternal pheasant.]

Derived terms

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References

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  • Molina, Alonso de (1555) Aqui comiença vn vocabulario enla lengua Castellana y Mexicana (in Spanish), Mexico: Juan Pablos, page 121v:Fayſan aue. coxolitli.
  • Molina, Alonso de (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana (in Spanish), Mexico: Antonio de Spinosa, page 51v:Fayſan aue.coxolitli.
  • Molina, Alonso de (1571) Vocabulario en lengua mexicana y castellana (in Spanish), Mexico: Antonio de Spinosa, page 24v:Coxolitli.faiſan.

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Cf. Classical Nahuatl coxolihtli (crested guan).

Noun

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coxolihtli

  1. a kind of plant (Bocconia sp.) (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

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  • 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)‎[1] (in Spanish), segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 21