cuauhtotolin

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Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

From cuahuitl (“tree, wood”) +‎ tōtolin (“turkey”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cuauhtōtolin (animate, plural cuauhtōtolmeh)

  1. Crested Guan, Penelope purpurascens.
    • c1600: Anonymous, Anónimo mexicano, f. 11r.
      onca:ncanaía, tepe Zolime. totochtin, cuauhtotolim, Mazame, ozo lome, cuamíztin, tecuanímê, […]
      There were partridges, rabbits, fowl, deer, jaguars, mountain lions, and savage beasts; […]

References

  • Anónimo Mexicano, ed. and trans. by Richley H. Crapo, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, Logan: Utah State University Press, 2005, page 29
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 65
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