ichpochtotolin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ychpuchtotoli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ichpōchtli (“young woman”) +‎ tōtolin (“turkey hen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [it͡ʃ.poːt͡ʃ.toːˈto.lin]

Noun

ichpōchtōtolin (animate)

1. 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.

Related terms

• tēlpōchtōtolin

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 97r, 32v