tenamitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tenantli (/tenaːntɬi/)

Etymology

From tetl (“rock”) +‎ *nāmitl; compare chināmitl (“cane fence”) (Andrews 2003).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tenaːmitɬ/

Noun

tenāmitl

1. wall

Derived terms

• altepetenamitl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 283.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 224.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 233.