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cuaitl

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Central Nahuatl

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Noun

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cuaitl

  1. (Milpa Alta) head

Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nahuan *kʷaay(V)-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *ku-ta (with the head, instrumental prefix).[1]

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Noun

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cuāitl (possessed icua)

  1. head (body part)
  2. top, peak

References

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  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “272b. *ohomï 'bone'”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 92