cuachpamitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• cuāchpānitl, cuāchpāntli

Etymology

From cuāchtli (“large cotton sheet”) +‎ pāmitl (“banner, row”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷaːt͡ʃˈpaːmit͡ɬ/

Noun

cuāchpāmitl

1. standard, banner, flag
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 118r:

     Eſtandarte. quachpantli.quachpanitl.quachpamitl.
     (Banner. quachpantli.quachpanitl.quachpamitl.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 84r. col. 1:

     Quachpamitl. eſtandarte, vandera,o pendon.
     (Quachpamitl. standard, flag or pennant.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 56