metlatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmet͡ɬat͡ɬ/

Noun

metlatl

1. A slab-like grinding stone or mortar.
   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 55v. col. 1.

     Metlatl. piedra donde muelen el mayz. &c.

     (Metlatl. stone on which they grind maize, etc.)

Derived terms

• metlamāitl
• metlapīlli

• metlatetl
• metlatzotzona (verb)

• metlaxelhuāztli
• metlaxīma (verb)

Descendants

• Spanish: metate
  • English: metate

See also

• mōlcaxitl

References

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

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Morelos Nahuatl

Etymology

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

Noun

metlatl

1. metate

References

• 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

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Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

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

Noun

metlatl (plural metlame)

1. metate

References

• 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