quimichin

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Calpan): quimichi
• (Tlaxcala): kimichi

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl quimichin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkimit͡ʃin/

Noun

quimichin

1. mouse.

References

• Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkimit͡ʃin/

Noun

quimichin (animate, plural quimichtin or quimichimeh)

1. mouse
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 208v:

     Raton. quimichin.cuitlapilhueyac.tepapa.ueçacotl.
     (Mouse. quimichin.cuitlapilhueyac. tepapa. ueçacotl.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 90r. col. 1:

     Quimichin. raton. Like mouse. )
     (Quimichin. mouse or rat.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• quimichpatlān
• quimichpīl
• quimichtlapēhualli
• quimichtōn

References

• Frances Karttunen (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 211
• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 249

Pipil

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl quimichin (“mouse”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /kiˈmit͡ʃiŋ/
• (Witzapan) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈmit͡ʃiŋ/

Noun

quimichin (plural quihquimichin)

1. mouse

   Niquittac ne coat quimictia huan quitoloa ne quimichin

   I saw the snake killing and swallowing the mouse

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Cf. Classical Nahuatl quimichin

Noun

quimichin

1. mouse

References

• Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎^[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2006, page 13