cihuatl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

cihuatl (inanimate)

1. Woman.

References

• Medina, Genaro. (1999) Curso de Nahuatl, University of Americas, Cholula, Puebla p. 88.

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Classical Nahuatl

Noun

cihuātl (plural cihuah)

1. woman

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Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ciuatl (obsolete)
• zihuatl (obsolete)
• sohuatl (Tetelcingo)
• sihua̱' (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siwaːtɬ/
• IPA^(key): /sowatɬ/ (Tetelcingo)
• IPA^(key): /siwaːʔ/ (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Noun

cihuatl

1. Woman.
   • 1673: Agustín de Vetancurt, Arte de la lengua mexicana

     Aca zihuatl ytech otâçic?

2. Wife (when possessed).

Derived terms

• cihuamiztli

• cihuapilli

• cihuatotolin

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 213
• Brewer, Forrest; Jean G. Brewer (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Telecingo, Morelos: castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano, México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 51, 67, 222
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, pages 35, 348
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 215
• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz^[1], 2nd electronic edition edition, SIL, pages 166, 247