oquichhuah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• oquichua (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From oquichtli (“a man”) +‎ -huah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈkít͡ʃ.waʔ]

Noun

oquichhuah (animate, plural oquichhuahqueh)

1. (she is) a married woman; a woman who has a husband
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 25r. col. 2:

     Caſada muger. namique. namictli. oquichua. teci- / uauh.

     A married woman. namique. namictli. oquichua. teciuauh.

Synonyms

• (married woman): nāmictli, nāmiqueh, tēcihuāuh

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 25r
• Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 364