tlemiqui

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tletl (“fire”) +‎ miqui (“to die”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɬemiki/

Verb

tlemiqui

(intransitive) To be burned, scorched; to suffer from fire or heat.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 2v:
  Abraſarſe del ſol. nitonalmiqui nitlemiqui.
  [...]
  Abraſarſe del huego. nitlatla. nitlemiqui.
  to burn from the Sun
  to burn from fire
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 23r:
  Ardor tener por el ſol o trabajo. nitonalmiqui, nitlemic
  to be burning from the Sun or work
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 41v:
  Calor tener. ni totonia, nitlemiqui.
  to be hot

Derived terms

tlemicqui
tlemiquiliztli
tlemiquini

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