Cuayo (MH686r)

Cuayo (MH686r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name Cuayo (spelled here a cuaotl) may mean “Woods” or “Forest.” It is attested here as a man’s name). It shows simply one tree with a leader and a branch on each side. These branches are all rather stump-like, but they each have two little leaves coming off the top.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Cuahuitl is the root of this name, and it can refer to a tree, trees, or even a piece of wood. The -yo suffix (short for -yotl) can refer to the quality or nature of the trees or their inherent possession.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

angel quaotl

Gloss Normalization: 

Ángel Cuayo

Source Manuscript: 
Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
personal name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Plants, Flora
Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
frontal view
Keywords: 

árboles, bosques, montes, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

cuayo, forest or woods, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cuayo-0

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

bosque o monte

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 686r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=452&st=image.

Image Source, Rights: 

This manuscript is hosted by the Library of Congress and the World Digital Library; used here with the Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SAq 3.0).

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Cuauhtlacatl (MH721v)

Cuauhitzcuin (MH679r)