cihuatl

Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ciuatl (obsolete)
• zihuatl (obsolete)
• sohuatl (Tetelcingo)
• sihua̱' (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /siwaːtɬ/
• IPA: /sowatɬ/ (Tetelcingo)
• IPA: /siwaːʔ/ (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Noun

cihuatl

1. Woman.
   • 1673: Agustín de Vetancurt, Arte de la lengua mexicana

     Aca zihuatl ytech otâçic?

2. Wife (when possessed).

Derived terms

References

• 2003, Andrews, J. Richard, Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, edition rev. ed., Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page p. 213:
• 1962, Brewer, Forrest; Jean G. Brewer, Vocabulario mexicano de Telecingo, Morelos: castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano, México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page pp. 51, 67, 222:
• 1983, Karttunen, Frances, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page p. 35, 348:
• 2001, Lockhart, James, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page p. 215:
• 2002, Wolgemuth, Carl et al., Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz^[1], edition 2nd electronic edition, SIL, page pp. 166, 247: