chimalmichin
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- chimalmichi (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From chīmalli (“shield”) + michin (“fish”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chīmalmichin (animate)
- A sea turtle, likely Eretmochelys imbricata, the hawksbill sea turtle.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 114r. col. 2:
- Tortuga.ayutl. de mar: chimalmichi (Sahagun)
- A turtle. ayutl. [a turtle] of the sea: chimalmichi. (Sahagun)
Synonyms[edit]
- (any turtle): āyōtl
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 114r