tecciztli

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tecciztli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːksistɬi/

Noun

tecciztli

1. Conch shell.
2. egg shell.

References

• Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːksistɬi/

Noun

tēcciztli

1. Conch shell.
   • 1645, Horacio Carochi, Arte de la lengua mexicana con la declaración de los adverbios della, f. 85r:

     Quinye yuh ontlami in tlaqua, in ye ōcuēl quicac in tēcciztli mopitza, acabaua de comer, quando oyo tocar el caracol
     (He had just finished eating when he heard the conch trumpet sound)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• quiquiztli

References

• Carochi, Horacio (2001) James Lockhart, transl., Grammar of the Mexican Language, with an Explanation of its Adverbs, Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 316–317
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 215

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tēcciztli

Noun

tecciztli

1. egg
2. tilefish