acatl

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *aakatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *paka-ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːkat͡ɬ]

Noun

acatl (inanimate)

1. Reed.
2. cane

Synonyms

• ohuatl

Derived terms

• acaxochitl

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Classical Nahuatl

The glyph for the day sign ācatl (“reed”), from the Codex Magliabechiano.

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *aakatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *paka-ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈáː.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

ācatl (inanimate)

1. reed
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 43v.

     Caña hueca.  acatl.

     A hollow reed. acatl.

2. The thirteenth day sign of the Aztec tōnalpōhualli.
   • 16C, Codex Magliabechiano, f. 12v.

     yei acatl quiere / dezir tres cañas.

     yei acatl. which means “three reeds”.

Derived terms

• ācayōtl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 284