"tlacuatzin" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

IPA: [t͜ɬaˈkʷat͜sin]
Etymology: Equivalent to tlacuatl (“opossum”) + -tzin (diminutive). Cf. Highland Puebla Nahuatl tacua̱tzi̱n^([sic]), Mecayapan Nahuatl tacuatzi̱n, Tetelcingo Nahuatl tlacuatzi. Etymology templates: {{suffix|nci|tlacuatl|-tzin|pos2=diminutive|t1=opossum}} tlacuatl (“opossum”) + -tzin (diminutive), {{cog|azz|tacua̱tzi̱n}} Highland Puebla Nahuatl tacua̱tzi̱n, {{sic}} ^([sic]), {{cog|nhx|tacuatzi̱n}} Mecayapan Nahuatl tacuatzi̱n, {{cog|nhg|tlacuatzi}} Tetelcingo Nahuatl tlacuatzi Head templates: {{head|nci|noun}} tlacuatzin
  1. opossum Categories (lifeform): Marsupials Synonyms: tlacuatl, tlacuaton, tlatlacuaton, tlaquatzin [obsolete]
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          "ref": "[16th century, Bernardino de Sahagún, editor, Historia general de las cosas de nueva España, volume 3 (in Spanish), page 12v:",
          "text": "Ay vna anjmalejo que se llama tlaquatl o tlaquatzin",
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          "english": "The Tlaquatzin is an animal with the shape and size of a small dog",
          "ref": "[1651, Francisco Hernández, Rerum medicarum Novae Hispaniae thesaurus, seu plantarum animalium mineralium Mexicanorum historia (in Latin), Romae: Ex typographeio Vitalis Mascardi, page 330:",
          "text": "ANIMAL eſt Tlaquatzin canis parui forma & magnitudine",
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