cuauhmiztli

Central Nahuatl

Noun

cuauhmiztli

  1. jaguarundi.

Synonyms

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

cuahuitl "tree; wood" + miztli "puma"

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʷawmistɬi/
  • IPA(key): [kʷaʍˈmís.tɬi]

Noun

cuauhmiztli (plural cuauhmiztin)

  1. Jaguarundi (Puma yagouarondi).
    • c. 1600, Anónimo Mexicano, f. 11r:
      onca:ncamaía, tepe Zolime, totochtin, cuahtotolim, Mazame, oze lome, cuamíztin [superscript: quauhmiztin], tecuanímê
      (There were partridges, rabbits, fowl, deer, jaguars, mountain lions, and savage beasts)
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms
  • (jaguarundi): cuitlamiztli

References
  • Richley H. Crapo, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, transl. (2005), Anónimo Mexicano, Logan: Utah State University Press, pages 29, 87
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