ocotl
Central Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- (Tlaxcala): okotl
Noun
ocotl
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *oko-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *wokoN-ta.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈo.kot͡ɬ]
Noun
ocotl (inanimate)
- pine tree
- pinewood torch
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 112r. col. 1:
- T Ea de pino.ocotl.quauh- / ocotl.
- A pinewood torch. ocotl. quauhocotl.
- Idem, f. 75v. col. 2.
- Ocotl. tea, raja o aſtilla de pino.
- Ocotl. a torch, splinter or piece of pinewood.
- Ocotl. tea, raja o aſtilla de pino.
Synonyms
- cuauhocotl
Derived terms
Terms derived from ocōtl
- cuauhocotl
- ococallōtl
- ococentli
- ococuahuitl
- ocotlīlli
- ocotōchtli
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 112r, 75v