xochincuahuitl

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 11 June 2016

Alternative forms

• xochinquauitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From *xōchin (“full of or adorned with flowers”) +‎ cuahuitl (“tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃoː.t͡ʃiŋˈkʷá.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

xōchincuahuitl (inanimate, plural xōchincuahuitl)

1. (it is) a blossoming tree or shrub; a tree ripe with flowers
   • 1558-1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Primeros memoriales, f. 279v.

     Ma ya auiallo xochinquauitl itlani / nepapan quecholli ma ya in quecholli

     May the many-colored birds rejoice under the blossoming trees.

Related terms

• xōchincuīcatl

References

• Rafael Tena (2012) La religión mexica, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, page 138