axolotl

See also: Axolotl

English

An axolotl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl āxōlōtl (from ātl (water) + xōlōtl (slippery or wrinkled one, servant, slave)).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈak.səˌlɒ.təl/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæk.səˌlɑ.təl/
  • (file)

Noun

axolotl (plural axolotls or (nonstandard) axolots)

  1. A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum.

Synonyms

Translations

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːʃoːloːtɬ/

Noun

axolotl

  1. axolotl

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːʃoːloːtɬ/

Noun

axolotl (plural axolomeh)

  1. (Amecameca, Cholula and Milpa Alta): axolotl

References

  • Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2002) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF. p. 158.

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 14 September 2016

Etymology

Equivalent to ātl (water) + xōlōtl (slippery or wrinkled one, servant, slave)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːʃoːloːtɬ/, [aː.ˈʃóː.loːt͡ɬ]

Noun

āxōlōtl (animate, plural āxōlōmeh)

  1. an edible larval salamander
    yhuan ye quixinachohua yn mimichtin. yn cueyame. yn axollome. yn acociltin. aneneztin. ahuihuitlame yn axaxayacatl. yn quatecomatl. yoyolli.
    And fish now bred, and frogs, salamanders, crayfish, dragonfly, larvae, swamp worms, winged water insects, [other] insects

Descendants

  • English: axolotl
  • Spanish: ajolote

References

  • Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 80–81
  • Kartunnen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 15
  • Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex: Book 1 - The Gods, 2nd ed., rev. edition, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 30

French

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl āxōlōtl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak.sɔ.lɔtl/
  • (file)

Noun

axolotl m (plural axolotls)

  1. axolotl

Further reading

Guerrero Nahuatl

Noun

axolotl

  1. axolotl

Morelos Nahuatl

Noun

axolotl

  1. axolotl

Orizaba Nahuatl

Noun

axolotl

  1. axolotl

Temascaltepec Nahuatl

Noun

axolotl

  1. axolotl

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːʃoːloːtɬ/

Noun

axolotl

  1. axolotl
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