cihuatl
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- ciuatl (obsolete)
- zihuatl (obsolete)
Etymology
Compare Central Huasteca Nahuatl sihuat, Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl sihuatl, Guerrero Nahuatl siwatl, Highland Puebla Nahuatl sihua̱t, Mecayapan Nahuatl sihua̱', Northern Puebla Nahuatl sihuatl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl sohuatl, Tlamacazapa Nahuatl siwatl, Western Huasteca Nahuatl sihuatl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl siuatl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siwaːtɬ/
Noun
cihuatl
- Woman.
- 1673: Agustín de Vetancurt, Arte de la lengua mexicana
- Aca zihuatl ytech otâçic?
- 1673: Agustín de Vetancurt, Arte de la lengua mexicana
- Wife (when possessed).
Derived terms
- cihuamiztli
- cihuapilli
- cihuatotolin
References
- Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 213
- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, pages 35, 348
- Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 215
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl cihuatl
Noun
cihuatl (plural cihuameh)
- woman