atetl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

ātl (“water”) +‎ tetl (“stone, egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaː.tet͡ɬ]

Noun

ātetl (inanimate)

1. testicle, testes
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 49v.

     Compañon.  atetl.

     The gonads.  atetl.

   • Idem, f. 239r.

     Turma de animal.  atetl.

     Animal testicles.  atetl.

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 206.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 13.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 217.