chiquiuhchihua
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- chiquiuhchiua (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
From chiquihuitl (“basket”) + chīhua (“to make”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
chiquiuhchīhua
- to weave or make baskets
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 34v. col. 2:
- Ceſtas hazer.ni, chiquiuhchiua.
- To make baskets. chiquiuhchiua.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 34v