paquiliztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• pahpāquiliztli

Etymology

From pāqui (“to be happy”) +‎ -liztli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːˈkilist͡ɬi/

Noun

pāquiliztli

1. happiness, joy
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 14v:

     Alegria. papaquiliztli. paquiliztli. ahauializtli.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56v. col. 2:

     paquiliztli. gozo y alegria.
     (paquiliztli. joy and happiness.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• tlahyelpāquiliztli

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 188

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl pāquiliztli

Noun

paquiliztli

1. joy