tecuani

What is a Tecuani?

A wild animal, beast. A jaguar, lion, tiger, mountain lion.

How do you say dog in Nahuatl?

CHICHI pl: -MEH dog / perro o perra (M) This is commonly used with the diminutive compounding element –TŌN.

How do you say animal in Nahuatl?

There is no word for animal in Nahuatl. Nahua speakers use tecuani to name a certain class of living creatures: non-humans that bite.

How do you say Wolf in Aztec?

CUETLĀCH-TLI pl: CUĒCUETLĀCHTIN wolf / lobo (M) [(2)Cf. 5r].

How do you say Jaguar in Aztec?

In Nahuatl, the Aztec language, the jaguar was called ocelotl - a fact which has led to confusion with the different and smaller ocelot.

Is coyote an Aztec word?

The word coyote is Mexican Spanish, from an Aztec root, cóyotl, or "trickster." The scientific name of the coyote is Canis latrans, "barking dog" in Latin.

How do you say lion in Aztec?

MIZ-TLI pl: MĪMIZTIN feline, mountain lion / león (M) The diminutive of this, Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 149.

How do you say black in Aztec?

tliltic.Headword: tliltic.black, the color; or, a black person, a person of African heritage; to specify a black woman, this word could be combined with cihuatl.tiltic, tlilihqui.tɬiːltik.Alonso de Molina: tliltic. ... Frances Karttunen: ... Lockhart's Nahuatl as Written: ... Attestations from sources in English:More items...

What does Cualtzin mean?

​Cualtzin (kwaltsin): The word originates from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztec Empire, and is still spoken in some parts in the Valley of Mexico. Cualtzin means pretty, beautiful, gorgeous.

What is the Gaelic word for dog?

madraThe Irish Gaelic word for “dog” is “madra,” and there are other Gaelic dog-related words that might make great names for your pet. These include 'Madigan' (meaning 'little dog'), Murphy (meaning 'hound of the sea'), and Conan (meaning 'hound').

How do you say dog in Lakota?

In the Lakota language, the word for dog—sunka—was used and altered to describe horses—sunka wakan—as another type of sacred dog.

How do you say dog in native language?

How to Say "Dog" in Different LanguagesArabic = kalb.Aragonian = gos.Aramaic = kalba.Armenian = shun.Arrernte (Western) = kngwelye.Assamese = kukur.Assyrian = kalbu.Asturian = perru.More items...

Etymology

Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl te̱cua̱ni (“dangerous animal; coyote”), Northern Puebla Nahuatl tecuani (“jaguar”), Tetelcingo Nahuatl tiecuöni̱ (“dangerous animal”) .

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl tecuani (“dangeous animal”), Highland Puebla Nahuatl te̱cua̱ni (“dangerous animal; coyote”), Tetelcingo Nahuatl tiecuöni̱ (“dangerous animal”) .

The Tecuani Collection

It is an old belief in Mexico that we are all born with a Nahual, an animal-twin spirit, that can appear to you as a Tecuani (beast in Nahuatl).

1300 Tecuanis available in 260 forms and 5 different colors. Each were digitally hand-drawn, named, and colored

1300 Tecuanis available in 260 forms and 5 different colors. Each were digitally hand-drawn, named, and colored.

Tecuani Brujo (Bruja)

Keen Smell. The tecuani has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Tecuania Playable Race

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Central Nahuatl

• Alternative forms
  1. (Tlaxcala): tekuani
• Pronunciation
  1. IPA(key): [teːˈkʷáː.ni]

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Classical Nahuatl

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Northern Puebla Nahuatl