cihuatl

== Central Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === (Texcoco): zihuatl (Tlaxcala): siuatl === Etymology === From Classical Nahuatl cihuatl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsiwaːtɬ] === Noun === cihuatl (plural cihuameh) woman == Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === ciuatl, zihuatl (obsolete spellings) === Etymology === Compare Central Huasteca Nahuatl siuatl, Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl cihuatl, Guerrero Nahuatl siwatl, Highland Puebla Nahuatl sihua̱t, Mecayapan Nahuatl sihua̱', Northern Puebla Nahuatl sihuatl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl sohuatl, Tlamacazapa Nahuatl siwatl, Western Huasteca Nahuatl siuatl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl siuatl, Pipil siwāt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsíwaːt͡ɬ] === Noun === cihuātl anim (plural cihuah or cihuāmeh) (she is) a woman. (when in the possessive) (she is) a wife. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Andrews, J. Richard (2003), Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 213 Karttunen, Frances (1983), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, pages 35, 348 Lockhart, James (2001), Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 215 == Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl == === Noun === cihuatl obsolete spelling of siwatl === References === Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.