totochiquihuitl

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 17 August 2018

Alternative forms

• totochiquiuitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tōtōtl (“bird”) +‎ chiquihuitl (“basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toː.toː.t͡ʃiˈki.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

tōtōchiquihuitl (inanimate)

1. A bird's nest or nesting place.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88v. col. 2:

     Nidal o nido d aues.tototapaçolli. tototecaxitli. to / tochiquiuitl.

     Nesting place or nest of birds. tototapaçolli. tototecaxitli. totochiquiuitl.

   • Idem, f. 150v. col. 1.

     Totochiquiuitl. nido de paxaros.

     Totochiquiuitl. a nest or birds.

Synonyms

• (bird's nest): tapahzolli, tepahzolli, tōtōtapahzolli, tōtōtecaxtli

Hyponyms

• tlaxopochtli

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 150