ixtli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan [Term?], from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *punsi-ta (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːʃtɬi/

Noun

īxtli

1. face (clarification of this definition is needed)

   Synonym: xāyacatl

2. surface
3. eye

Derived terms

• ixcuepa

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 230
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 121
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 222