cocohtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

cocotli (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [koːˈkoʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

cōcohtli (animate, plural cōcohtin)

Inca dove
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 236v.
  Tortola o tortolilla aue. cocotli.
  A turtledove or small turtledove, a [type of] bird. cocotli.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 114r. col. 2.
  Tortola o tortolilla aue . cocotli.
  A turtledove or small turtledove, a [type of] bird. cocotli.
- Idem, f. 23v. col. 2.
  Cocotli. tortola.
  Cocotli. a turtledove.

Derived terms

cōcohtōn

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 114, 23

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