mazaconetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

maçaconetl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mazātl (“deer”) +‎ conētl (“child”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ma.saːˈko.neːt͡ɬ]

Noun

mazāconētl (animate)

fawn
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 63v:
  Ceruatillo. maçaconetl.
  A fawn. maçaconetl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 50r. col. 1:
  Maçaconetl. ceruatillo.
  Maçaconetl. a fawn.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 50

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