miyahuatototl
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom miyāhuatl (“corn tassel”) + tōtōtl (“bird”). Cf. Northern Puebla Nahuatl miahuatototl.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmiyāhuatōtōtl (animate)
- lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- Synonym: xōpantōtōtl
- [1569], Bernardino de Sahagún, editor, Florentine Codex, volume 3, page 56r:
- ¶ Miaoatvtvtl: yoan itvca xopã tvtvtl, ololtvntli, coziaiactic; tlâtvle, iamanca tlatvle, cujcanj, teiolpaqujlti, teiolavielti: qualtvn, qualtepil, qualtetvn
- Miyahuatototl: it is also called xopantototl, is small and round, dark and yellow; it has a song, a soft song, is a singer, makes people happy, pleases people; it is small, little, tiny.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Molina, Alonso de (1571) Vocabulario en lengua mexicana y castellana (in Spanish), Mexico: Antonio de Spinosa, page 55v: “Miauatototl.paxarico amarillo que canta ſuauemente.”