Cuauhtlahtoatzin

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Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cuāuhtli (eagle) +‎ tla- (thing) +‎ ihtoa (to speak) +‎ -tzin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kʷaːʍ.t͡ɬáʔ.toˈáː.t͡sin̥]

Proper noun[edit]

Cuāuhtlahtoātzin anim

  1. (honorific) a male given name, roughly “he is who speaks like an eagle”
  2. An attributive name of Saint Juan Diego.