quimichin
Central Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Nahuatl quimichin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quimichin
References edit
- Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.
Classical Nahuatl edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quimichin (animate, plural quimichtin or quimichimeh)
- mouse
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 208v:
- Raton. quimichin.cuitlapilhueyac.tepapa.ueçacotl.
(Mouse. quimichin.cuitlapilhueyac. tepapa. ueçacotl.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 90r. col. 1:
- Quimichin. raton. Like mouse. )
(Quimichin. mouse or rat.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Frances Karttunen (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 211
- J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 249
Pipil edit
Etymology edit
Compare Classical Nahuatl quimichin (“mouse”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quimichin (plural quihquimichin)
- mouse
- Niquittac ne coat quimictia huan quitoloa ne quimichin
- I saw the snake killing and swallowing the mouse
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
Cf. Classical Nahuatl quimichin
Noun edit
quimichin
References edit
- Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2006, page 13