mitl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

mitl

1. (Amecameca) arrow

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Karttunen likens it with mīna, mīni (“to prick, pierce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːt͡ɬ/

Noun

mītl

1. arrow, dart
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 126v:

     Frecha o flecha. mitl.tlacochtli.
     (Arrow. mitl.tlacochtli.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 57r. col. 1:

     mitl. saeta o flecha.
     (mitl. an arrow or dart.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• tlacochtli

Derived terms

• mītl chīmalli
• tepozmītl
• tōnalmītl

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 149
• James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 225
• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 236