Central Nahuatl

Noun

xochitl ‎(inanimate)

1. flower

Classical Nahuatl

The day sign xochitl, in the Codex Magliabechiano.

Alternative forms

• suchitl
• xuchitl
• xo̱chi' (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Etymology

According to Andrews (2003), derived from xōtla ‎(“to catch fire; to bloom, blossom”). Cognate with Tetelcingo Nahuatl xuchi̱tl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoːtʃitɬ/
• IPA^(key): /ʃoːtʃiʔ/ (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Noun

xōchitl

1. flower
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 125r

     Flor generalmente. xuchitl. cueponcayotl.

2. a day sign

Derived terms

• Caxtillan xochitl
• cuauhiztexochitl
• xochihcualli
• xochipalli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 265
• Brewer, Forrest; Jean G. Brewer (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Telecingo, Morelos: castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano, México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 45, 248
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 329
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 241
• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz, 2nd electronic ed., Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 203, 235