cuetzpalin
Appearance
Central Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Classical Nahuatl cuetzpalin.
Noun
[edit]cuetzpalin (animate)
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- cuetzpalli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cuetzpalin (animate)
- lizard
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 152r:
- Lagartija. cuetzpalin.topitl. topitzin.
- A lizard. cuetzpalin. topitl. topitzin.
- Idem, 220r.
- Salamanqueſa animal. cuetzpalin.
- A salamander-like animal. cuetzpalin.
- Salamanqueſa animal. cuetzpalin.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76v. col. 1:
- Lagartija. cuetzpalin topitl. topitzin.
- A lizard. cuetzpalin. topitl. topitzin.
- The fourth day sign of the Aztec tōnalpōhualli, corresponding to this animal.
- 16C: Codex Magliabechiano, f. 11v.
- chicume cuez / palj. q quiere / dezir siete lagar / tijas.
- chicume cuez palj. [sic] which means “seven lizards”.
- chicume cuez / palj. q quiere / dezir siete lagar / tijas.
- 16C: Codex Magliabechiano, f. 11v.
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[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 76v
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 135r
- Laurette Séjourné (1981) El pensamiento náhuatl cifrado por los calendarios, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 19
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