mazatl elefante icoatlan

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 12 September 2014

Alternative forms

maçatl elefante ycoatlan (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mazātl (“deer, wild animal”) +‎ Spanish elefante (“elephant”) +‎ īcōātlan (“its fang”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈma.saːtɬ i.liˈpaːn.teʔ iː.koːˈ(w)aː.t͡ɬan]

Noun

mazātl elefante īcōātlan (inanimate)

ivory
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 165r:
  Marfil. maçatl elefante y coatlan.tlan omitl.
  Ivory. maçatl elefante ycoatlan. tlan omitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 2:
  Marfil.maçatl elefante ycoatlan.tlan omitl.
  Ivory. maçatl elefante ycoatlan. tlan omitl.

Synonyms

tlanomitl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 165r, 82r

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