Mecayapan Nahuatl

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Etymology

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C.f. Pipil i-uhmiyu (its fur; its feather), Classical Nahuatl tōch-ohmitl (rabbit fur); Classical Nahuatl tohmitl (fur), Northern Puebla Nahuatl tohmitl (wool). The variation in initial consonants is unexplained.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tzojmiꞌ (intrinsically possessed itzojmiyo)

  1. fur
  2. (intrinsically possessed) feather
    Synonym: piotzojmiꞌ
  3. (Mecayapan) blanket

Derived terms

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References

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  • Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 198, 252