cuauhchimalli
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- quauhchimalli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From cuahuitl (“wood”) + chīmalli (“shield”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cuauhchīmalli (inanimate)
- wooden shield
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 113r:
- Eſcudo. chimalli.quauhchimalli.
- A shield. chimalli. quauhchimalli.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa