tlacamichin

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

tlacatl (“person”) +‎ michin (“fish”)

Noun

tlacamichin

manatee.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tlācatl (“man, human”) +‎ michin (“fish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɬaː.kaˈmi.t͡ʃin]

Noun

tlācamichin (animate)

catfish
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 115v. col. 1:
  Tlacamichin. vagre o peſcado grande.
  Tlacamichin. a catfish or other large fish.
Any large fish.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 115v. col. 1:
  Tlacamichin. vagre o peſcado grande.
  Tlacamichin. a catfish or other large fish.
manatee

Derived terms

cihuātlācamichin

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 115

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