chicome
Central Nahuatl
Numeral
chicome
Classical Nahuatl
| 70 | ||
| ← 6 | 7 | 8 → [a], [b] |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: chicōme Ordinal: ic chicōme Adverbial: chicōccān, chicōppa | ||
Alternative forms
- chicume (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From chiuc- (“five”) + ōme (“two”), (cf. chicuacē (“six”), chicuēyi (“eight”) and chiucnāhui (“nine”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃiˈkóː.me]
Numeral
chicōme
- seven
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
- 7 ſiete.chicome.
- 7 seven. chicome.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:
- 7 Siete . chicome.
- 7 Seven. chicome.
- Idem, f. 20r. col. 2.
- Chicome . ſiete.
- Chicome. seven.
- Chicome . ſiete.
Derived terms
- chicōccān
- chicōmpōhualli
- chicōntzontli
- chicōnxiquipilli
- chicōppa
- onchicōme
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 118v
- J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 310
- Wright, David (2016) Lectura del Náhuatl, rev. ed. edition, Ciudad de México: Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas, page 180
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl chicōme
Numeral
chicome