cuicaamatl

See also: cuica amatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

cuica amatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cuīcatl (“a song; singing”) +‎ āmatl (“paper; a book”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʷiː.kaˈáː.mat͡ɬ]

Noun

cuīcaāmatl (inanimate, plural cuīcaāmatl)

(it is) a songbook.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 42v:
  Cancionero. cuica amatl.
  A songbook. cuica amatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 24r. col. 1:
  Cancionero.cuicaamatl.
  A songbook. cuicaamatl.
- Idem, f. 26v. col. 1.
  Cuica amatl.cancionero, o libro de canto.
  Cuica amatl. a songbook, or a book for singing.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 24, 26

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