tzicatl
Classical Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nahuan *ȼiikatl (“ant”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tzīcatl
- Leaf-cutter ant (Atta sp.).
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 142r:
- Hormiga ponçoñoſa. tlatlauhqui azcatl. tlilazcatl. tzicatl.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References edit
- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, page 311
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nahuan *ȼiikatl (“ant”). Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tzīcatl.
Noun edit
tzicatl (plural tzicameh)
- ant.
Tetelcingo Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nahuan *ȼiikatl.
Noun edit
tzicatl (plural tzicame)
- Ant.
References edit
- Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos, segunda impresión edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, published 1971, page 243