tecolotl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

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.
    • 1673: Augustin de Vetancurt, Arte de lengua mexicana
      Otimotetzâhui iniquac tzatzi intecolotl, in chiquâtli?
      Tuviſte por aguero, que el buho, ò lechuza gritaſſe?

Derived terms

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.
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