atlacuezonan

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Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The first element is certainly ātl (water), though the rest of the compound is more obscure.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aː.t͡ɬaː.kʷeˈsó.nan̥]

Noun

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ātlācuezonan (inanimate, plural ātlācuezonan)

  1. (it is) a water lily.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 8r
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 40