# axolotl
## English
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Classical Nahuatl āxōlōtl (see there for further etymology).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈæk.səˌlɒ.təl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈæk.səˌlɑ.təl/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

axolotl (plural axolotls or (nonstandard) axolots)
* A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum.
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#### Synonyms

* (amphibian): Mexican salamander, Mexican walking fish, water monster

#### Translations
## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

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* IPA: /aːʃoːloːtɬ/

### Noun

axolotl
* axolotl
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## Central Nahuatl
### Alternative forms

* (Calpan and Tlaxcala): acholotl

### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

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* IPA: /aːʃoːloːtɬ/

### Noun

axolotl (plural axolomeh)
* (Amecameca, Cholula and Milpa Alta): axolotl
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### References

* Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.
* Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2002) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF. p. 158.

## Classical Nahuatl
### Etymology

Generally interpreted to be a compound of ātl (“water”) +‎ xōlōtl (“male servant”).
Alternatively, the second element may be cognate with Huichol xiurí (“axolotl”). The compounding with ātl (“water”) may have originated as a disambiguation from several unrelated quasi-homonyms, such as xōlōtl (“male servant”) or Xolotl (“Xolotl”, a god).

### Pronunciation

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* IPA: /aːʃoːloːtɬ/, [aː.ˈʃóː.loːt͡ɬ]

### Noun

āxōlōtl (animate, plural āxōlōmeh)
* an edible larval salamander
    yhuan ye quixinachohua yn mimichtin. yn cueyame. yn axollome. yn acociltin. aneneztin. ahuihuitlame yn axaxayacatl. yn quatecomatl. yoyolli.And fish now bred, and frogs, salamanders, crayfish, dragonfly, larvae, swamp worms, winged water insects, [other] insects
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#### Descendants

* → English: axolotl
* → French: axolotl m
* → Spanish: ajolote m

### References

* Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 80–81
* Kartunnen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 15
* Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex: Book 1 - The Gods, 2nd ed., rev. edition, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 30

## French
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Classical Nahuatl āxōlōtl.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ak.sɔ.lɔtl/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

axolotl m (plural axolotls)
* axolotl
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### Further reading

* “axolotl”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Guerrero Nahuatl
### Etymology

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### Noun

axolotl
* axolotl
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## Morelos Nahuatl
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### Noun

axolotl
* axolotl
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## Orizaba Nahuatl
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### Noun

axolotl
* axolotl
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## Temascaltepec Nahuatl
### Etymology

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### Noun

axolotl
* axolotl
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## Western Huasteca Nahuatl
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

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* IPA: /aːʃoːloːtɬ/

### Noun

axolotl
* axolotl
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