ichpochtotolin
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- ychpuchtotoli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editFrom ichpōchtli (“young woman”) + tōtolin (“turkey hen”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editichpōchtōtolin (animate)
- A young turkey hen; a turkey pullet.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 97r. col. 1:
- Polla ya grande caſi gallina. ychpuchtotoli.
- An older pullet that is almost a hen. ychpuchtotoli.
- Idem, f. 32v. col. 1.
- Ichpochtotolin.polla q̃ comiẽça aponer hueuos
- Ichpochtotolin. a pullet that is beginning to lay eggs.
- Ichpochtotolin.polla q̃ comiẽça aponer hueuos
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 97r, 32v