tototetl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tōtōtl (“bird”) +‎ tetl (“stone, egg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [toːˈtoː.tet͡ɬ]

Noun

tōtōtetl (inanimate)

bird's egg
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 239v.
  Veuo de paxaro. tototetl.
  A bird's egg. tototetl.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88v. col. 2.
  Nidal,hueuo del nido. tototetl.
  A nest, an egg of the nest. tototetl.
- Idem, f. 115v. col. 1.
  Veuo de paxaro . tototetl.
  A bird's egg. tototetl.
- Idem, f.151r. col. 1.
  Tototetl. hueuo de paxaro.
  Tototetl. a bird's egg.

Derived terms

tōtōtecaxtli

Related terms

tōtōconētl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 88, 115, 151

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