tecuani

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Central Nahuatl

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Noun

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tecuani

  1. A wild animal, beast.
  2. A jaguar, lion, tiger, mountain lion.

Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl te̱cua̱ni (dangerous animal; coyote), Northern Puebla Nahuatl tecuani (jaguar), Tetelcingo Nahuatl tiecuöni̱ (dangerous animal). Literally te- cua -ni "one [who] eats people".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tēcuāni (animate, plural tēcuānimeh)

  1. A wild or dangerous animal.
  2. A cruel person.

References

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  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 217
  • Richley H. Crapo, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, transl. (2005), Anónimo Mexicano, Logan: Utah State University Press, page 29
  • Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 70–71
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 218
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Early Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 234

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tecuani

Noun

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tecuani

  1. lion.

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Compare Classical Nahuatl tecuani (dangeous animal), Highland Puebla Nahuatl te̱cua̱ni (dangerous animal; coyote), Tetelcingo Nahuatl tiecuöni̱ (dangerous animal).

Noun

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tecuani

  1. Jaguar (Panthera onca).

References

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  • Brockway, Earl, Hershey de Brockway, Trudy, Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2000) Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla[1], segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2018, page 192