tepoleh cihuatl
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- tepule ciuatl (obsolete spelling)
- cihuātl tepōleh
Etymology
[edit]From tepōleh (“one that has a penis”) + cihuātl (“woman”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (they are) an intersex person perceived as a woman
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 184r:
- Ombre y muger. cihua oquichtli.tepule ciuatl.
- Both man and woman. cihua oquichtli.tepule ciuatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103v. col. 1:
- Tepule ciuatl. hombre que tiene dos naturas . ſ. / de muger y de varon.
- Tepule ciuatl. a man that has two genitals, that is, of a female and a male.
Antonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 103