quimichin
Central Nahuatl
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl quimichin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkimit͡ʃin/
References
- 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkimit͡ʃin/
Noun
quimichin (animate, plural quimichtin or quimichimeh)
- mouse
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 208v:
- Raton. quimichin.cuitlapilhueyac.tepapa.ueçacotl.
(Mouse. quimichin.cuitlapilhueyac. tepapa. ueçacotl.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 90r. col. 1:
- Quimichin. raton. Like mouse. )
(Quimichin. mouse or rat.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
- quimichpatlān
- quimichpīl
- quimichtlapēhualli
- quimichtōn
References
- Frances Karttunen (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 211
- J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 249
Pipil
Etymology
Compare Classical Nahuatl quimichin (“mouse”).
Noun
quimichin (plural quihquimichin)
- mouse
- Niquittac ne coat quimictia huan quitoloa ne quimichin
- I saw the snake killing and swallowing the mouse
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Etymology
References
- Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2006, page 13
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