cihuatlacamichin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ciua tlacamichin (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cihuātl (“woman”) +‎ tlācamichin (“large fish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [si.waː.t͡ɬaː.kaˈmi.t͡ʃin]

Noun

cihuātlācamichin (animate)

mermaid
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 224v:
  Serena dela mar. ciuatlacamichin.
  A mermaid of the sea. ciuatlacamichin.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22v. col. 2:
  Ciua tlacamichin.ſerena de la mar.
  Ciua tlacamichin. a mermaid of the sea.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 22

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