zacaocuilin
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- çaca ocuilin (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From zacatl (“grass”) + ocuilin (“worm”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zacaocuilin (animate)
- Any caterpillar or other wormlike animal found in plants or grass.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 134v:
- Guſano de y eruas. quil o cuilin.çaca o cuilin.
- A worm found in grass. quil o cuilin. çaca o cuilin.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 67v. col. 2:
- Guſano de yeruas.quilocuilin. çaca ocuilin.
- A worm found in grass. quilocuilin. çaca ocuilin.
- Idem, f. 13v. col. 1.
- çaca o cuilin. guſano de yerua.
- çaca o cuilin. a worm found in grass.
- çaca o cuilin. guſano de yerua.
Synonyms
[edit]- (any caterpillar found in plants): quilocuilin
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 67