coatl

== Central Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === (Amecameca, Jaltocán, Nanacamilpan, Texcoco and Tlaxcala) koatl === Etymology === From Classical Nahuatl coatl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈko.aːtɬ] === Noun === coatl anim (plural coameh) (Cholula and Milpa Alta): A snake. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico. Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01. == Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === couatl, cohuatl (obsolete spellings) === Etymology === From Proto-Nahuan *koowa-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *koLwa-ta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkoː.aːt͡ɬ], [ˈkoː.(w)aːt͡ɬ], [ˈko.waːt͡ɬ] === Noun === cōātl anim (plural cocoah) (it is) a snake; serpent. Idem, 224v. Serpiente generalmente. coatl. A serpent in general. coatl. 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 1 Auh in pipiltotonti muchintin qujntlaxqujaia: yn aca coatl And all the little children roasted some snakes c1609: Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 22r (he or she is) a twin. Idem, f. 23r. col. 1. Coatl. culebra, mellizo, o lombriz del eſtomago. Coatl. a snake, a twin or a gastrointestinal worm. (it is) the fifth day sign of the Aztec tonalpohualli; represented by a stylized snake glyph. 16C: Codex Magliabechiano, f. 11v. chicuei coatl q̇ / quiere dezir ocho / culebras. chicuei coatl. which means “eight snakes”. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Central Huasteca Nahuatl: koatl Central Nahuatl: coatl Central Puebla Nahuatl: couatl Mecayapan Nahuatl: cua̱tej Morelos Nahuatl: kouatl Orizaba Nahuatl: kowatl Pipil: coat → Spanish: cuate → English: couatl === References === Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 83v, 23r Rémi Siméon (1885), Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 115 Laurette Séjourné (1981), El pensamiento náhuatl cifrado por los calendarios, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 20