Ixcuintepec

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ixcuintepec, from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Itzcuintepēc, from itzcuintli (“dog”) ‎ tepētl (“mountain”) ‎ -c (locative suffix)), calqued from a Mixe language (e.g. Totontepec Mixe Oc Cuvajcm, from oc (“dog”) ‎ cuvajc (“head”)).

Proper noun

Ixcuintepec

1. A town in Oaxaca, Mexico.

   Synonym: Santiago Ixcuintepec

2. A municipality of Oaxaca whose municipal seat is the town of the same name.

   Synonym: Santiago Ixcuintepec

Translations

town

• Mixe:

  Coatlán: please add this translation if you can

  Isthmus: Uk Kuꞌubajp

  Totontepec: Oc Cuvajcm

• Spanish: Ixcuintepec

municipality

• Spanish: Ixcuintepec