tonalmiqui

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tunalmi̱ki̱ (Tetelcingo)

Etymology

tonalli (“heat of the sun”) +‎ miqui (“die”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːnalmiki/
• IPA^(key): /tunalmɪkɪ/ (Tetelcingo)

Verb

tonalmiqui

1. (intransitive) To suffer from heat.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 2v:

     Abraſarſe del ſol.ni,tonalmiqui.ni,tlemiqui.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 23r:

     Ardor tener por el ſol o trabajo. ni,tonalmiqui,ni,tlemiꝗ

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• tlemiqui

Derived terms

• tonalmiquiliztli

References

• Brewer, Forrest, Jean G. Brewer (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Telecingo, Morelos: castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano, México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 19, 96, 242