chimalmichin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

chimalmichi (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From chīmalli (“shield”) +‎ michin (“fish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiː.maɬˈmi.t͡ʃin]

Noun

chīmalmichin (animate)

A sea turtle, likely Eretmochelys imbricata, the hawksbill sea turtle.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 114r. col. 2:
  Tortuga.ayutl. de mar: chimalmichi (Sahagun)
  A turtle. ayutl. [a turtle] of the sea: chimalmichi. (Sahagun)

Synonyms

(any turtle): āyōtl

Related terms

cuauhchīmal

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 114r

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