tepoleh cihuatl

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 28 August 2014

Alternative forms

tepule ciuatl (obsolete spelling)
cihuātl tepōleh

Etymology

From tepōleh (“one that has a penis”) +‎ cihuātl (“woman”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [teˌpoː.leʔˈsi.waːt͡ɬ]

Noun

tepōleh cihuātl (animate)

(they are) an intersex person perceived as a woman
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 184r.
  Ombre y muger. cihua oquichtli.tepule ciuatl.
  Both man and woman. cihua oquichtli.tepule ciuatl.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103v. col. 1.
  Tepule ciuatl. hombre que tiene dos naturas . ſ. / de muger y de varon.
  Tepule ciuatl. a man that has two genitals, that is, of a female and a male.

Antonyms

cihuāoquichtli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 103

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