Nahuatl Word Recognition I

[Tezozomoc]

You might be thinking of this word:

We are looking for all occurrences of : tzapo


itzapoicpal
1.      his sapote leaf seat
        FC jc-031297

tzapocuahuitl
1.      a'rbol de zapote ( zapote tree )
        San Miguel Canoa jc->11/5/96
2.      sapodilla tree
        FC -> jc-72895
3.      sapodilla tree
        FC jc-031297

tzapocueye
1.      having a sapota-leaf skirt
        FC -> jc-72895
2.      having a sapota-leaf skirt
        FC jc-031297

tzapotl
1.      zapote ( zapote tree )
        San Miguel Canoa jc->11/5/96
2.      zapote fruit
        jc-82396
3.      zapote fruit
        jc-07/12/96 morphemes
4.      zapote fruit
        jc-08/22/96 morphemes

The other option for this might the interpretation of this:

We are looking for all occurrences of : tzopo


tetzoponia
1.      it pricks one
        FC -> jc-72895
2.      it pricks one
        FC jc-031297

Root being tzopo- in the same manner as huitzil- is to our current
undertanding of huitzillin for humming bird.

Here are some examples of hutzil-


huitzilatenco
1.      southern seashore
        FC -> jc-72895
2.      southern seashore
        FC jc-031297

quetzalhuitzilin
1.      broad-tailed hummingbird
        FC -> jc-72895
2.      broad-tailed hummingbird
        FC jc-031297

Okay...... draw your own conclusions.



Tezozomoc


Richley Crapo wrote:

> While we're playing word recognition, does anyone recognize tzopotl as a
> term for some sp. of animal, possibly a variety of hummingbird?