Central Nahuatl edit

Noun edit

ichcatl

  1. sheep.

Classical Nahuatl edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From ichtli (maguey fiber) +‎ -catl.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ichcatl (plural ichcameh)

  1. cotton
  2. sheep

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: ichca'
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: ichcatl

References edit

  • Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 65r, 91r, 32r
  • Frances Karttunen (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, pages 92–93
  • James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 219
  • J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 225

Northern Puebla Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

C.f. Classical Nahuatl ichcatl.

Noun edit

ichcatl

  1. cotton

References edit

  • Brockway, Earl, Hershey de Brockway, Trudy, Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2018) Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla (Series de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas "Mariano Silva y Aceves"; 42)‎[1] (in Spanish), segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 46

Tetelcingo Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl ichcatl, Mecayapan Nahuatl ichca'.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ichcatl

  1. cotton
  2. wool
  3. sheep

References edit

  • Forrest Brewer, Jean G. Brewer (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Telecingo, Morelos: castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano, México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 5, 58, 129

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

Cf. Classical Nahuatl ichcatl.

Noun edit

ichcatl

  1. sheep

References edit