miyequintin cuauhneuczayoltin
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- miequintin quauhnecuçayultin (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From miyequintin, plural form of miyec (“many”), + cuauhneuczāyōltin (“honey bees”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]miyequintin cuauhneuczāyōltin (animate, plural only)
- (plural in form) (it is) a swarm of arboreal honey bees.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 109r:
- Enxambre de auejas. miequintin quauhnecuçayultin. yxachintin quauhnecuçayultin.
- A swarm of bees. miequintin quauhnecuçayultin. yxachintin quauhnecuçayultin.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56v. col. 1:
- Enxambre de auejas. miequintin quauhnecuçayultin.yxachintin quauhnecuçayultin. mimiauame.
- A swarm of bees. miequintin quauhnecuçayultin. yxachintin quauhnecuçayultin. mimiauame.
Synonyms
[edit]- (swarm of honey bees): ixachintin cuauhneuczāyōltin, mīmiyāhuameh
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 56v