ichcatl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

ichcatl

  1. sheep.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ichtli (maguey fiber) +‎ -catl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈit͡ʃ.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

ichcatl (plural ichcameh)

  1. cotton
  2. sheep

Inflection

Possessive forms of ichcatl
Singular Plural
1st person nochcauh tochcauh
2nd person mochcauh amochcauh
3rd person īchcauh īmichcauh
impersonal tēchcauh

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: ichca'
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: ichcatl

References

  • Alonso de Molina (2008), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 65r, 91r, 32r
  • Frances Karttunen (1983), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, pages 92–93
  • James Lockhart (2001), Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 219
  • J. Richard Andrews (2003), Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 225

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

C.f. Classical Nahuatl ichcatl.

Noun

ichcatl

  1. cotton

References

  • Brockway, Earl; Hershey de Brockway, Trudy; Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2018), Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla (Series de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas "Mariano Silva y Aceves"; 42)‎[1] (in Spanish), segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 46

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl ichcatl, Mecayapan Nahuatl ichca'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /itʃkatɬ/

Noun

ichcatl

  1. cotton
  2. wool
  3. sheep

References

  • Forrest Brewer, Jean G. Brewer (1962), Vocabulario mexicano de Telecingo, Morelos: castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano, México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 5, 58, 129

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Cf. Classical Nahuatl ichcatl.

Noun

ichcatl

  1. sheep

References