cihuamiztli

Central Nahuatl

Noun

cihuamiztli

1. (Amecameca and Milpa Alta): A female puma.
2. (Cholula): A female cat.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From cihuātl (“female”) +‎ miztli (“puma”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siwaːˈmist͡ɬi/

Noun

cihuāmiztli (animate)

1. A female puma; mountain lion.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 154r:

     Leona hembra. ciuamiztli.
     A female lioness. ciuamiztli.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22v. col. 1:

     Ciuamiztli. leona.
     (Ciuamiztli. a lioness.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 22