miztli

Central Nahuatl

Miztli, “puma”.

Alternative forms

• (Tlaxcala): mistl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl miztli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mistɬi/

Noun

miztli

1. (Jaltocán, Milpa Alta and Texcoco) Puma, cougar, mountain lion (Puma concolor).
2. (Cholula): Cat

Derived terms

• amiztli
• cuauhmiztli
• cihuamiztli
• mizton
• pilmiztli
• tzoncalmiztli

References

• Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
• Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
• Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *musa (“wildcat”) (compare Hopi moosa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mist͡ɬi/

Noun

miztli (plural mimiztin)

1. Puma/cougar/mountain lion (Puma concolor).
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 154r:

     Leon animal. miztli.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • c1609: Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 22r

     camo çan quexquich yn ompa onoque yn ompa tlapia yn tequanime yn cuecuetlachtin. yn ocelome. yn mimiztin yn cocohua
     (Countless fierce animals were there; bears, jaguars, mountain lions, snakes were on guard.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• cihuamiztli
• mizconetl
• miztepiton
• mizton
• miztontli

Descendants

• Central Huasteca Nahuatl: mistli
• Central Nahuatl: miztli
• Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: mistli
• Morelos Nahuatl: mistle
• Northern Puebla Nahuatl: mistli
• Temascaltepec Nahuatl: mistli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 237
• Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 70–71
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, pages 149–150

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

miztli

1. Obsolete spelling of mistli.

References

• Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.