chimalmichin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• chimalmichi (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From chīmalli (“shield”) +‎ michin (“fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiː.maɬˈmi.t͡ʃin]

Noun

chīmalmichin (animate)

1. A sea turtle, likely Eretmochelys imbricata, the hawksbill sea turtle.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 114r. col. 2:

     Tortuga.ayutl.  de mar: chimalmichi (Sahagun)

     A turtle. ayutl. [a turtle] of the sea: chimalmichi. (Sahagun)

Synonyms

• (any turtle): āyōtl

Related terms

• cuauhchīmal

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 114r