cuauhmiztli

cuauhmiztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• cuammiztli
• cuamiztli
• quauhmiztli

Etymology

cuahuitl "tree; wood" + miztli "puma"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷawmistɬi/
• IPA^(key): /kʷammistɬi/

Noun

cuauhmiztli (plural cuauhmiztin)

1. Jaguarundi (Puma yaguarondi).
   • c1600: "Anónimo Mexicano", f. 11r.

     onca:ncamaía, tepe Zolime, totochtin, cuahtotolim, Mazame, oze lome, cuamíztin [superscript: quauhmiztin], tecuanímê

     (There were partridges, rabbits, fowl, deer, jaguars, mountain lions, and savage beasts)

References

• Anónimo Mexicano, ed. and trans. by Richley H. Crapo, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, Logan: Utah State University Press, 2005, pages 29, 87