chimalmichin
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- chimalmichi (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editFrom chīmalli (“shield”) + michin (“fish”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchīmalmichin (animate)
- A sea turtle, likely Eretmochelys imbricata, the hawksbill sea turtle.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 114r. col. 2:
- Tortuga.ayutl. de mar: chimalmichi (Sahagun)
- A turtle. ayutl. [a turtle] of the sea: chimalmichi. (Sahagun)
Synonyms
edit- (any turtle): āyōtl
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 114r