ocelopetlatl

ocelopetlatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ocelupetlatl

Etymology

ōcēlōtl "jaguar" + petlatl "mat"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːseːloːpetɬatɬ/

Noun

ōcēlōpetlatl

1. Jaguar-skin mat.
   • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, "Florentine Codex", book 1

     vel qujciiavj vel qujhiiouja, ynic qujtemoa [...] in tequaneoatl, yn ocelupetlatl.

     (Greatly were they wearied, much did they suffer to seek out ... the skins of fierce animals, rugs of ocelot skins)

References

• Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Florentine Codex: Book 1 - The Gods, ed. and trans. by Arthur J. O. Anderson and Charles E. Dibble, 2nd ed., rev. edition, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 42