tlacamichin
Appearance
Central Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]tlacatl (“person”) + michin (“fish”)
Noun
[edit]tlacamichin
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tlācatl (“man, human”) + michin (“fish”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tlācamichin (animate)
- catfish
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 115v. col. 1:
- Tlacamichin. vagre o peſcado grande.
- Tlacamichin. a catfish or other large fish.
- Any large fish.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 115v. col. 1:
- Tlacamichin. vagre o peſcado grande.
- Tlacamichin. a catfish or other large fish.
- manatee
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 115