centzommayeh

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 3 March 2015

Alternative forms

centzummaye (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From centzontli (“four hundred”) +‎ māitl (“arm, hand”) +‎ -eh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sen.t͡soˈmːaː.jeʔ]

Noun

centzommāyeh (animate)

centipede
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 35r. col. 1.
  Ciento pies otro.centzũmaye.
  Another [kind of] of centipede. centzũmaye.
- Idem, f. 18r. col. 2.
  Centzummaye . ciento pies.
  Centzummaye. a centipede.

Synonyms

petlazolcōātl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 35r, 18r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 87

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