oquichhuah
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- oquichua (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From oquichtli (“a man”) + -huah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [oˈkít͡ʃ.waʔ]
Noun
oquichhuah (animate, plural oquichhuahqueh)
- (she is) a married woman; a woman who has a husband
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 25r. col. 2:
- Caſada muger. namique. namictli. oquichua. teci- / uauh.
- A married woman. namique. namictli. oquichua. teciuauh.
Synonyms
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 25r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 364