tecolotl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

tecolotl

  1. owl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *təkoloo-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tukuL(i)-ta.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈkoloːtɬ/

Noun

tecolōtl (plura tētecoloh or tecolōmeh)

  1. Owl.
    • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana:
      Buho. tecolutl.
      Owl. tecolutl.
    • 1673, Augustin de Vetancurt, Arte de lengua mexicana:
      Otimotetzâhui iniquac tzatzi intecolotl, in chiquâtli?
      Did you take it as a bad omen when the owl hooted?

Derived terms

Descendants

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “1591. *tuku ‘owl’: VVH105 *tukur(i) ‘owl’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 268
  • → Spanish: tecolote

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 251.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 216.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 232.

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Noun

tecolotl

  1. owl

Derived terms

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)‎[2] (in Spanish), segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 192
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