chimalmichin
Classical Nahuatl
[t͡ʃiː.maɬˈmi.t͡ʃin]
noun
Definitions
- A sea turtle, likely Eretmochelys imbricata, the hawksbill sea turtle.
Etymology
Compound from Classical Nahuatl chīmalli (shield) + Classical Nahuatl michin (fish).
Origin
Classical Nahuatl
michin
Gloss
fish
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
魚
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chimalxochitl Classical Nahuatl
- chīmalli Classical Nahuatl
- coamichin Classical Nahuatl
- cuauhchimalli Classical Nahuatl
- michacaxitl Classical Nahuatl
- michahhuatl Classical Nahuatl
- michamanalli Classical Nahuatl
- michcoyolli Classical Nahuatl
- michehuatl Classical Nahuatl
- michhuah Classical Nahuatl
- michin Classical Nahuatl
- michmatlatl Classical Nahuatl
- michmecatl Classical Nahuatl
- michmolli Classical Nahuatl
- michomitl Classical Nahuatl
- michtetl Classical Nahuatl
- michtlaoyoh Classical Nahuatl
- mixxincayotl Classical Nahuatl
- mixxonehuatl Classical Nahuatl
- tlacamichin Classical Nahuatl
- *mičim Proto-Nahuan