cihuaoquichtli

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 14 June 2014

Alternative forms

ciua oquichtli, ciuaoquichtli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From cihuātl (“woman”) +‎ oquichtli (“man”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [si.waː.oˈkit͡ʃ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

cihuāoquichtli (animate)

an intersex person perceived as a man
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 184r.
  Ombre y muger. ciua oquichtli.tepule ciuatl.
  [One that is both] man and woman. ciua oquichtli. tepule ciuatl.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 90v. col. 1.
  Ombre y muger. ciuaoquichtli. ciuatl tepule.
  [One that is both] man and woman. ciuaoquichtli. ciuatl tepule.
- Idem, f. 22v. col. 2.
  Ciua oquichtli. hombre de dos ſexos.
  Ciua oquichtli. a man of two sexes.

Antonyms

tepōleh cihuātl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 90, 22

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