cuauhchimal
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- quauhchimalli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
Apparently an apocopic form of cuauhchīmalli (“wooden shield”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʷaʍˈt͡ʃiː.maɬ]
Noun
cuauhchīmal (animate)
- monkey, black howler (Alouatta pigra)
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 174v:
- Mona animal conocido. oçumatli.quauhchimal.
- A female monkey; a known animal. oçumatli. quauhchimal.
- Idem, f. 175r.
- Mono animal conocido. oquichoçomahtli.quauhcihmal. [sic]
- A male monkey; a known animal. oquichoçomahtli.quauhchimal.
- Mono animal conocido. oquichoçomahtli.quauhcihmal. [sic]
- sloth
Synonyms
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa
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