metlatl

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Central Nahuatl[edit]

Noun[edit]

metlatl

  1. metate, slab.

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nahuan *metlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

metlatl

  1. A slab-like grinding stone or mortar.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Spanish: metate

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 143

Morelos Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nahuan *metlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR.

Noun[edit]

metlatl

  1. metate

References[edit]

  • Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2005), “Tlenon mokui kampa tlachijchiuaj”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de Cuentepec, Morelos[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F., México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2006, page 16

Tetelcingo Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nahuan *metlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR.

Noun[edit]

metlatl (plural metlame)

  1. metate

References[edit]

  • Brewer, Forrest; Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos, segunda impresión edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, published 1971, page 141