atl

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See also: alt, ATL, ált, ātl, and Atl.

Contents

1 Central Nahuatl
2 Classical Nahuatl
3 Temascaltepec Nahuatl
- 3.1 Pronunciation
- 3.2 Noun

Central Nahuatl[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /atɬ/, [atɬ]

Noun[edit]

atl (inanimate)

water

References[edit]

Medina, Genaro. (1999) Curso de Nahuatl, University of Americas, Cholula, Puebla p. 88.

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

The glyph for the day sign ātl "water" (far right), in the Codex Magliabechiano

Alternative forms[edit]

athl (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈaːt͡ɬ/, [áːt͡ɬ]

Noun[edit]

ātl (inanimate, plural ātl)

(it is) water
- 1547, Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, ed. by Rémi Siméon (1875)
  atl, agua, nauh, mi agua
  atl, water, nauh, my water
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 10v.
  Agua atl
  Water atl
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 8r. col. 1.
  Atl. agua, orines,guerra, o la mollera de la cabeça.
  Atl. water, urine, war, or the crown of the head.
(figuratively) (it is) urine
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 10v.
  Orina. axixtli. atl.
  Urine. axixtli. atl.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 8r. col. 1.
  Atl. agua, orines, guerra, o la mollera de la cabeça.
  Atl. water, urine, war, or the crown of the head.
(it is) the ninth of the twenty day signs of the tōnalpōhualli; a stream of water
- 16th c., Codex Magliabechiano, f. 12r.
  matlatli ho̊me / athl. q̃ quiere / dezir doçe aguas.
  matlatli ho̊me / athl. that is, twelve waters.

Synonyms[edit]

(urine): āxīxtli

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from ātl

References[edit]

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 8r

Temascaltepec Nahuatl[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /aːt͡ɬ/

Noun[edit]

atl (i atl)

atl.

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