Cuauhtemallan

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Central Nahuatl[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Cuauhtemallan

  1. Guatemala (a country in Central America)

Derived terms[edit]

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Ruins of Iximche.
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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cuauhtēmalli (woodpile) +‎ -tlān (place)

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Cuauhtemallan (locative)

  1. Iximche, a Kaqchikel kingdom in what is now Guatemala
    • 16th century, Florentine Codex, lib. 10, cap. 29, f. 140v:
      haçito in quauhtemalla catentocatiuj
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants[edit]

  • Spanish: Guatemala