chicome

Central Nahuatl

Numeral

chicome

1. seven.

Classical Nahuatl

Classical Nahuatl numbers ^(edit)

	70[a], [b]
←  6	7	8  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: chicōme     Ordinal: ic chicōme     Adverbial: chicōccān, chicōppa

Alternative forms

• chicume (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From chiuc- (“five”) +‎ ōme (“two”), (cf. chicuacē (“six”), chicuēyi (“eight”) and chiucnāhui (“nine”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiˈkóː.me]

Numeral

chicōme

1. seven
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:

     7    ſiete.chicome.

     7    seven. chicome.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:

     7   Siete . chicome.

     7   Seven. chicome.

   • Idem, f. 20r. col. 2.

     Chicome . ſiete.

     Chicome. seven.

Derived terms

• chicōccān
• chicōmpōhualli
• chicōntzontli
• chicōnxiquipilli
• chicōppa
• onchicōme

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 118v
• J. Richard Andrews (2003), Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 310
• Wright, David (2016), Lectura del Náhuatl, rev. ed. edition, Ciudad de México: Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas, page 180

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl chicōme

Numeral

chicome

1. seven.