quihtoznequi

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• quitoznequi

Etymology

c-, qu- (3sgO) + ihtoā "say" + -z (future)+ nequi "want"

Literally "wants to say". Probably a calque of Spanish quiere decir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiʔtoːsneki/

Idiom

quihtōznequi

1. Which means; that is; that is to say; i.e.

References

• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 211
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 221