tecuicihtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tecuicitli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Uncertain. Confer tēcuihtli, an archaic variant of tēuctli (“lord”), and cihtli (“hare”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [te.kʷiˈsiʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tecuicihtli (animate)

crab
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 42v.
  Cangrejo. tecuicitli.
  A crab. tecuicitli.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa

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