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English
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Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl āxōlōtl (from ātl (“water”) + xōlōtl (“slippery or wrinkled one, servant, slave”)).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈak.səˌlɒ.təl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈæk.səˌlɑ.təl/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
axolotl (plural axolotls or (nonstandard) axolots)
- A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum.
Synonyms
- (amphibian): Mexican salamander, Mexican walking fish, water monster
Translations
endangered salamander
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Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Noun
axolotl
Central Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- (Calpan and Tlaxcala): acholotl
Pronunciation
Noun
axolotl (plural axolomeh)
- (Amecameca, Cholula and Milpa Alta): axolotl
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.
- Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2002) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF. p. 158.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
Equivalent to ātl (“water”) + xōlōtl (“slippery or wrinkled one, servant, slave”)
Pronunciation
Noun
āxōlōtl (animate, plural āxōlōmeh)
- an edible larval salamander
- yhuan ye quixinachohua yn mimichtin. yn cueyame. yn axollome. yn acociltin. aneneztin. ahuihuitlame yn axaxayacatl. yn quatecomatl. yoyolli.
- And fish now bred, and frogs, salamanders, crayfish, dragonfly, larvae, swamp worms, winged water insects, [other] insects
Descendants
References
- Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 80–81
- Kartunnen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 15
- Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex: Book 1 - The Gods, 2nd ed., rev. edition, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 30
French
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl āxōlōtl.
Pronunciation
Noun
axolotl m (plural axolotls)
Further reading
- “axolotl”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Guerrero Nahuatl
Noun
axolotl
Morelos Nahuatl
Noun
axolotl
Orizaba Nahuatl
Noun
axolotl
Temascaltepec Nahuatl
Noun
axolotl
Western Huasteca Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Noun
axolotl
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