michcoyolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

michcuyulli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From michin (“fish”) +‎ coyolli (“small bell, fishhook”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mit͡ʃ.koˈjo.lːi]

Noun

michcoyolli (inanimate)

A fishhook or a similar implement to catch fish.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 19v:
  Anzuelo. michcuyulli.coyulli.
  A fishhook. michcuyulli. coyulli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 11r. col. 2:
  Anzuelo. michcuyulli. coyulli.michpipiloloni. te- / puzcololli.
  A fishhook. michcuyulli. coyulli. michpipiloloni. tepuzcololli.
- Idem, f. 56r. col. 1.
  Michcuyulli. anzuelo, o coſa ſemejante.
  Michcuyulli. a fishhook, or something similar.

Synonyms

(implement to catch fish): coyolli, michpipilōlōni, tepozcolōlli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 11, 56

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