cozcacuauhtli

cozcacuauhtli

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 22 April 2015

Alternative forms

• cuzcaquauhtli, cozcaquauhtli (obsolete spellings)

The glyph for the day sign cōzcacuāuhtli "vulture", from the Codex Magliabechiano.

Etymology

From cōzcatl (“rounded jewel, necklace bead”) +‎ cuāuhtli (“eagle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koːs.kaˈkʷaːʍ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

cōzcacuāuhtli (animate)

1. the king vulture, Sarcoramphus papa
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 11r.

     Aguila de cabeça bermeja.cozca quauhtli.

     A red-headed eagle. cozca quauhtli.

   • 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 6v. col. 1.

     Aguila de cabeça bermeja. cozcaquauhtli.

     A red-headed eagle. cozcaquauhtli.

   • Idem, f. 27v. col. 2.

     Cuzcaquauhtli. aguila de cabeça bermeja.

     Cuzcaquauhtli. a red-headed eagle.

2. the sixteenth day sign of the Aztec tōnalpōhualli, represented conceptually by this animal.
   • 16C: Codex Magliabechiano, f. 13r.

     chi coaçe cuz / ca. coatl. q̃ qui / ere dezir seis a / guilas amarillas.

     chi coaçe cuzca. coatl. [sic] which means “six yellow eagles”.

Hypernyms

• (vulture): tzopīlōtl

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 6v, 27v
• Laurette Séjourné (1981) El pensamiento náhuatl cifrado por los calendarios, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 31
• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 650