ixachim mimicqueh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ixachim mimicque, yxachim mimicque (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From ixachin (“many”) +‎ mīmicqueh (“dead bodies, corpses”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [i.ʃa.t͡ʃi.mːiːˈmik.keʔ]

Noun

ixachim mīmicqueh (animate, plural only)

a large number of deaths; a high death toll
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 119v.-120r:
  Eſtrago de muertos. yxachimmimicque. xaxamacatoque. […] / mixtlatitoq́.
  A high death toll. yxachimmimicque. xaxamacatoque. mixtlatitoq́.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 61r. col. 2:
  Eſtrago de muertos. yxachim mimicque. xaxama- / catoque.mixtlatitoque.
  A high death toll. yxachim mimicque. xaxamacatoque. mixtlatitoque.
- Idem, f. 44v. col. 1.
  Ixachim mimicque . eſtrago de muertos, o mu- / chos muertos.
  Ixachim mimicque. a high death toll, or many dead people.

Synonyms

mīxtlatihtoqueh

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 61r, 44v

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