chimalli

Classical Nahuatl

Warriors with elaborate shields, from the Codex Mendoza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃiː.ˈmal.li/

Noun

chīmalli

1. Shield.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario enla lengua Castellana y Mexicana, f. 7r

     Adarga o rodela. chimalli.

   • ibid., f. 113r.

     Eſcudo. chimalli.quauhchimalli.

Derived terms

• chimalchiuhqui

• mitl chimalli

• chimalxochitl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 216
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 52
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 214