cuauhtli

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl cuauhtli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʷaːʍ.tɬi]

Noun

cuauhtli

  1. (Cholula and Milpa Alta) eagle

References

  • Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
  • Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

The glyph for the day sign cuāuhtli “eagle”, from the Codex Magliabechiano.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʷaːʍ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

cuāuhtli anim (plural cuācuāuhtin)

  1. eagle
  2. The fifteenth day sign of the Aztec tōnalpōhualli, represented conceptually by this animal.
    • 16C: Codex Magliabechiano, f. 13r.
      macuil coautlj / q quiere dezir / çinco aguilas.
      macuil coautlj. which means “five eagles”.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Central Huasteca Nahuatl: koajtli
  • Central Nahuatl: cuahuitl

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 87v
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Mexico: Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 415
  • Horacio Carochi (2001) Grammar of the Mexican Lnaguage, with an Explanation of its Adverbs (1645), Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 470-71
  • Anónimo Mexicano, Logan: Utah State University Press, 2005, pages 19-20
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