epatl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Noun

epatl

  1. skunk.

Further reading

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl epat, Morelos Nahuatl yepatl, Northern Puebla Nahuatl yepatl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl yepatl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl ipatl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /epatɬ/

Noun

epatl

  1. Skunk.
    • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 1, chapter 1, paragraph 5
      In nanaoati: çã cõpetztoloa, in jiel epatl, qujl ic pati, in nanaoatl.
      (Those who have pustules merely swallow skunk spray; it is said that with it the pustules heal.)

Descendants
  • Central Huasteca Nahuatl: epatl
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: epat
  • Guerrero Nahuatl: epatl, yepatl
  • Morelos Nahuatl: yepatl
  • Northern Puebla Nahuatl: yepatl
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: yepatl
  • Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: ipatl

References
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 78
  • Sahagún, Bernardino de (1963) Florentine Codex: Book 11 - Earthly Things, tr. by Charles E. Dibble & Arthur J. O. Anderson, Salt Lake City: The University of Utah Press, pages 13–14
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