oceloquichtli
Classical Nahuatl
editEtymology
editFrom ocēlōtl (“jaguar”) + oquichtli (“warrior”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editocēlōquichtli (plural ocēlōquichtin)
- jaguar warrior, jaguar knight (member of the Aztec military elite)
- 1645, Horacio Carochi, Arte de la lengua mexicana, (4.6.1).
- 1949, Aztekische Schriftsprache; Grammatik mit Lautlehre, page 170:
- cf. cuiloa. oceloquichtli Jaguarmann, met. für tapferer Krieger; cf. oquichtli + ocelotl; . aber oquichocelotl = Jaguarmännchen.
- cf. painting. oceloquichtli Jaguar man, met. for brave warrior; cf. oquitchli + ocelotl; . but oquichocelotl = Jaguar men.
- 1645, Horacio Carochi, Arte de la lengua mexicana, (4.6.1).
Usage notes
editSome scholars, such as J. Lockhart, instead parse this word as moceloquichtli, with the first element being instead from mocel (“you alone”). The only attestations are in the vocative, leaving the correct lemma form in dispute.