cihuatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ciuatl (obsolete)
• zihuatl (obsolete)

Etymology

Compare Central Huasteca Nahuatl sihuat, Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl cihuatl, Guerrero Nahuatl siwatl, Highland Puebla Nahuatl sihua̱t, Mecayapan Nahuatl sihua̱', Northern Puebla Nahuatl sihuatl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl sohuatl, Tlamacazapa Nahuatl siwatl, Western Huasteca Nahuatl sihuatl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl siuatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siwaːtɬ/

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
• 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

---

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl cihuatl

Noun

cihuatl (plural cihuameh)

1. woman