tecolutl

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

tecolutl

  1. alternative spelling of tecolotl

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

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

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl tecolotl and Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl ticolotl.

Noun

tecolutl

  1. owl

References

  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
  • Brewer, Forrest; Brewer, Jean G. (1962), Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos, segunda impresión edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, published 1971, page 224