tototecaxtli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tōtōtetl (“bird egg”) +‎ caxtli, variant of caxitl (“cup, vessel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toː.toː.teˈkaʃ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tōtōtecaxtli (inanimate)

1. bird's nest
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88v. col. 2:

     Nidal o nido d̀ aues.tototapaçolli. tototecaxitli.to / totochiquiuitl.

     A bird's nesting place or nest. tototapaçolli. tototecaxitli. [sic] totochiquiuitl.

   • Idem, f. 151r. col. 1.

     Tototapaçolli. nido de aues. / Tototecaxtli. idem.

     Tototapaçolli. a bird's nest. / Tototecaxtli. the same.

Synonyms

• (bird's nest): tapahzolli, tōtōchiquihuitl, tōtōtapahzolli

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 88, 151