ichcacalli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ychcacalli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ichcatl (“sheep”) +‎ calli (“house, structure”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [it͡ʃ.kaˈka.lːi]

Noun

ichcacalli (inanimate)

sheep pen, sheepfold
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 21v.
  Apriſco de ganado. ichca calli.
  A pen for livestock. ichcacalli.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 13v. col. 2.
  Apriſco de ganado. ychcacalli.
  A pen for livestock. ychcacalli.
- Idem, f. 32r. col. 2.
  Ichcacalli. apriſco.
  Ichcacalli. a sheepfold.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 13, 32

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