epatl

epatl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

epatl

1. skunk.

Further reading

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl epat, Morelos Nahuatl yepatl, Northern Puebla Nahuatl yepatl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl yepatl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl ipatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epatɬ/

Noun

epatl

1. Skunk.
   • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 1, chapter 1, paragraph 5

     In nanaoati: çã cõpetztoloa, in jiel epatl, qujl ic pati, in nanaoatl.

     (Those who have pustules merely swallow skunk spray; it is said that with it the pustules heal.)

Descendants

• Central Huasteca Nahuatl: epatl
• Highland Puebla Nahuatl: epat
• Guerrero Nahuatl: epatl, yepatl
• Morelos Nahuatl: yepatl
• Northern Puebla Nahuatl: yepatl
• Tetelcingo Nahuatl: yepatl
• Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: ipatl

References

• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 78
• Sahagún, Bernardino de (1963) Florentine Codex: Book 11 - Earthly Things, tr. by Charles E. Dibble & Arthur J. O. Anderson, Salt Lake City: The University of Utah Press, pages 13–14