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tochtli

tochtli

Classical Nahuatl

The glyph of the day sign tōchtli “rabbit”, from the Codex Magliabechiano.

Alternative forms

Noun

tōchtli (animate, plural tōtōchtin)

  1. rabbit
  2. The eighth day sign of the Aztec tōnalpōhualli, represented conceptually by this animal.
    • 16C: Codex Magliabechiano, f. 12r.
      matla tli uçe toch / tli q quire dezir / onze conejos.
      matla tli uçe tochtli. which means “eleven rabbits”.

Derived terms

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 710
  • Laurette Séjourné (1981) El pensamiento náhuatl cifrado por los calendarios, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 23
  • Anónimo Mexicano, ed. and trans. by Richley H. Crapo, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, Logan: Utah State University Press, 2005, page 29