cihuatotolin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ciuatotolin
• sihua̱to̱toli̱n (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Etymology

cihuātl "woman" + totōlin "hen"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siwaːtoːtoliːn/ (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Noun

cihuatotolin

1. Turkey hen.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 128v:

     Gallina. ciuatotolin.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• ciuatotolixpopoyotl

References

• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 35
• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎^[1], 2nd electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 166, 195