epatl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

epatl

1. skunk.

References

• Vocabulario básico náhuatl-español (2004); Secretaría de Educación Pública, Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo; Mexico; pp.22.

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Tlaxcala): yepatl

Noun

epatl

1. skunk.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl epat, Morelos Nahuatl yepatl, Northern Puebla Nahuatl yepatl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl yepatl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl ipatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epatɬ/

Noun

epatl

1. Skunk.
   • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 1, chapter 1, paragraph 5

     In nanaoati: çã cõpetztoloa, in jiel epatl, qujl ic pati, in nanaoatl.

     (Those who have pustules merely swallow skunk spray; it is said that with it the pustules heal.)

Descendants

• Central Huasteca Nahuatl: epatl
• Highland Puebla Nahuatl: epat
• Guerrero Nahuatl: epatl, yepatl
• Morelos Nahuatl: yepatl
• Northern Puebla Nahuatl: yepatl
• Tetelcingo Nahuatl: yepatl
• Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: ipatl

References

• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 78
• Sahagún, Bernardino de (1963) Charles E. Dibble, Arthur J. O. Anderson, transl., Florentine Codex: Book 11 - Earthly Things, Salt Lake City: The University of Utah Press, pages 13–14

Orizaba Nahuatl

Noun

epatl

1. skunk.

Sierra Negra Nahuatl

Noun

epatl

1. skunk.

Temascaltepec Nahuatl

Noun

epatl

1. skunk.

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

epatl

1. skunk.