oceloquichtli

Classical Nahuatl

A Jaguar warrior holding a macuahuitl sword and shield.

Etymology

ocēlōtl "jaguar" + oquichtli "warrior"

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈseː.loː.kitʃtɬi/

Noun

ocēlōquichtli (plural ocēlōquichtin)

Jaguar warrior, jaguar knight, members of the Aztec military elite donning jaguar skins.
- 1645, Horacio Carochi, Arte de la lengua mexicana, (4.6.1).
  amoyölïcàtzin mocëloquichtine, tocnïhuäne: cämpa öanhuällàquè? huel anmiequïntin: auh ca çannötitèhuän; tiquìtoà, àçomà oc azcentlamantin.
  welcome o jaguar warriors, our friends; where do you come from? You are very many: and you are from our nation, we understood that you were from another caste.
- 1949, Aztekische Schriftsprache; Grammatik mit Lautlehre, p. 170.
  cf. cuiloa. oceloquichtli Jaguarmann, met. für tapferer Krieger; cf. oquichtli + ocelotl; . aber oquichocelotl = Jaguarmännchen.
  cf. painting. oceloquichtli Jaguar man, met. for brave warrior; cf. oquitchli + ocelotl; . but oquichocelotl = Jaguar men.

References

http://www.gdn.unam.mx/diccionario/consultar/palabra/oceloquichtli Gran Diccionario Náhuatl "ocēloquichtli"

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