michehuatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

micheuatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From michin (“fish”) +‎ ēhuatl (“skin, hide”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mit͡ʃˈeː.wat͡ɬ]

Noun

michēhuatl (inanimate)

The scales or the skin of a fish.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 100r:
  Eſcama de peſcado. micheuatl. michxoneuatl. mixxinca / yotl.
  A fish scale. micheuatl. michxoneuatl. mixxincayotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 57r. col. 1:
  Eſcama de peſcado.michehuatl. michxoneuatl. mix / xincayotl.
  A fish scale. michehuatl. michxoneuatl. mixxincayotl.
- Idem, f. 56r. col. 1.
  Micheuatl. eſcama, o pellejo de peſcado.
  Micheuatl. a scale, or the skin of a fish.

Synonyms

(fish scales or skin): mixxīncāyōtl, mixxonēhuatl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 57, 56

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