te̱cua̱ni

te̱cua̱ni

Mecayapan Nahuatl

Etymology

C.f. Classical Nahuatl tēcuāni (“dangerous animal; venomous creature”).

Noun

te̱cua̱ni

1. ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
2. jaguar (Panthera onca)
3. cougar (Puma concolor)

Derived terms

• piote̱cua̱ni

References

• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎ (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 186