san Agustin teopixqui
Classical Nahuatl
FWOTD – 15 June 2015
Alternative forms
- sant agustin teupixqui, sant augustin teupixqui (obsolete spellings)
Etymology
From Spanish San Agustín (“Saint Augustine”) + teōpixqui (“priest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃán̥ aˈkóʃtiːn̥ té.oːˈpíʃ.ki]
Noun
san Agustin teōpixqui anim (plural san Agustin teōpixqueh)
- (Christianity) (he is) an Augustinian friar or religious priest.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 126r:
- Frayle religioſo de ſantaguſtin. ſant aguſtin teupixqui. / Y aſſi de los de mas frayles delas ordenes.
- A religious friar of [the order of] Saint Augustine. ſant aguſtin teupixqui. / And similarly for friars of other orders.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 63v. col. 2:
- Frayle religioſo de ſant aguſtin.ſant auguſtin teu- / pixqui. y aſsi de los de mas frayles delas otras / ordenes.
- A religious friar of [the order of] Saint Augustine. ſant auguſtin teupixqui. And similarly for friars of other orders.
Related terms
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 126r, 63v