quetzaltototl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

quetzaltototl (animate)

1. quetzal.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Equivalent to quetzalli (“quetzal feather”) +‎ tototl (“bird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ket͡salˈtoːtoːt͡ɬ/

Noun

quetzaltototl (animate, plural quetzaltotomeh)

1. quetzal
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 89r. col. 2:

     Quetzaltototl. paxaro de plumas verdes muy ricas y eſtimadas.

     Quetzaltototl. a bird of green, highly-estemeed plumage.

Related terms

• quetzalitztli

See also

• xiuhtototl

References

• Louise M. Burkhart (2001) Before Guadalupe: The Virgin Mary in Early Colonial Nahuatl Literature, University at Albany, Institute for Mesoamerican Studies, page 43