cuauhtotolin
Classical Nahuatl
editEtymology
editFrom cuahuitl (“tree, wood”) + tōtolin (“turkey”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcuauhtōtolin (animate, plural cuauhtōtolmeh)
- Crested Guan, Penelope purpurascens.
- c. 1600, anonymous author, Anónimo mexicano, f. 11r:
- onca:ncanaía, tepe Zolime. totochtin, cuauhtotolim, Mazame, ozo lome, cuamíztin, tecuanímê, […]
- There were partridges, rabbits, fowl, deer, jaguars, mountain lions, and savage beasts; […]
References
edit- Richley H. Crapo, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, transl. (2005), Anónimo Mexicano, Logan: Utah State University Press, page 29
- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 65