cihuatotolin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ciuatotolin
sihua̱to̱toli̱n (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Etymology

cihuātl "woman" + totōlin "hen"

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siwaːtoːtoliːn/ (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Noun

cihuatotolin

Turkey hen.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 128v
  Gallina. ciuatotolin.

Derived terms

ciuatotolixpopoyotl

References

Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 35
Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎, 2nd electronic ed., Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 166, 195

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