tototapahzolli
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- tototapaçolli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editFrom tōtōtl (“bird”) + tapahzolli (“nest”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittōtōtapahzolli (inanimate)
- bird's nest
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88v. col. 2:
- Nidal o nido d̀ aues.tototapaçolli. tototecaxitli.to / totochiquiuitl.
- A bird's nesting place or nest. tototapaçolli. tototecaxitli. [sic] totochiquiuitl.
- Idem, f. 151r. col. 1.
- Tototapaçolli. nido de aues.
- Tototapaçolli. a bird's nest.
- Tototapaçolli. nido de aues.
Synonyms
edit- (bird's nest): tapahzolli, tōtōchiquihuitl, tōtōtecaxtli
References
edit- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 88, 151