xochincuahuitl
Classical Nahuatl
FWOTD – 11 June 2016
Alternative forms
- xochinquauitl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From *xōchin (“full of or adorned with flowers”) + cuahuitl (“tree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃoː.t͡ʃiŋˈkʷá.wit͡ɬ]
Noun
xōchincuahuitl (inanimate, plural xōchincuahuitl)
- (it is) a blossoming tree or shrub; a tree ripe with flowers
- 1558-1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Primeros memoriales, f. 279v.
- Ma ya auiallo xochinquauitl itlani / nepapan quecholli ma ya in quecholli
- May the many-colored birds rejoice under the blossoming trees.
- Ma ya auiallo xochinquauitl itlani / nepapan quecholli ma ya in quecholli
- 1558-1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Primeros memoriales, f. 279v.
Related terms
- xōchincuīcatl
References
- Rafael Tena (2012) La religión mexica, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, page 138