cuauhmiztli
Central Nahuatl
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editcuauhmiztli
Synonyms
edit- (jaguarundi): cuamiztli
Classical Nahuatl
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editEtymology
editcuahuitl "tree; wood" + miztli "puma"
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcuauhmiztli (plural cuauhmiztin)
- Jaguarundi (Puma yagouarondi).
- c. 1600, Anónimo Mexicano, f. 11r:
- onca:ncamaía, tepe Zolime, totochtin, cuahtotolim, Mazame, oze lome, cuamíztin [superscript: quauhmiztin], tecuanímê
(There were partridges, rabbits, fowl, deer, jaguars, mountain lions, and savage beasts)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Synonyms
edit- (jaguarundi): cuitlamiztli
References
edit- Richley H. Crapo, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, transl. (2005), Anónimo Mexicano, Logan: Utah State University Press, pages 29, 87