cuicatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Substantivized from cuīca (“to sing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkʷiː.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

cuīcatl (inanimate)

song
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 42v.
  Canto cancion. cuicatl.
  Signing, a song. cuicatl.
- Idem, f. 43r.
  Canto de hombre. cuicatl.
  The singing of a man. cuicatl.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 24r. col. 1.
  Cancion o canto.cuicatl.
  A song, or singing. cuicatl.
- Idem, f. 24r. col. 2.
  Canto.cuicatl.
  Singing. cuicatl.
- Idem, f. 26v. col. 1.
  Cuicatl . canto, o cancion.
  Cuicatl. singing, or a song.

Derived terms

cuicaāmatl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 24, 26

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