tzicatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *ȼiikatl (“ant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsiːkatɬ/

Noun

tzīcatl

1. Leaf-cutter ant (Atta sp.).
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 142r:

     Hormiga ponçoñoſa. tlatlauhqui azcatl. tlilazcatl. tzicatl.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, page 311

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *ȼiikatl (“ant”). Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tzīcatl.

Noun

tzicatl (plural tzicameh)

1. ant.

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *ȼiikatl.

Noun

tzicatl (plural tzicame)

1. Ant.

References

• Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos, segunda impresión edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, published 1971, page 243