metztli
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See also: Metztli
Central Nahuatl
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Classical Nahuatl metztli.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]metztli
Noun
[edit]metztli
References
[edit]- Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.
- Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
- Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
- Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Nahuan *məȼ-tlɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *macci-ta.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]metztli
- thigh
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 178v:
- Muſlo por pate [sic] de dentro y defuera. tometz. metztli.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
[edit]- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 236.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 144.

Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Nahuan *meeȼ-tlɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mïcaC-ta.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mētztli
- moon
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana:
- Luna planeta del cielo. metztli.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- month
- 1555, Idem:
- Mes parte dozena del año. metztli. metztlapoualiztli.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
[edit]- ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “945. *macci / *maCti ‘thigh, upper leg’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 183
- ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “1451. *mïcaC (perhaps < *mancaL) ‘moon’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary[2], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, pages 250–1
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 236.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 144.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 225.
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Classical Nahuatl metztli.
Noun
[edit]mētztli
Etymology 2
[edit]Cognate with Classical Nahuatl metztli (“thigh”).
Noun
[edit]metztli
References
[edit]- Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.
Northern Puebla Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Classical Nahuatl metztli.
Noun
[edit]metztli
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Brockway, Earl; Hershey de Brockway, Trudy; Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2018), Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla (Series de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas "Mariano Silva y Aceves"; 42)[3] (in Spanish), segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 105
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Classical Nahuatl metztli.
Noun
[edit]metztli
References
[edit]- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006), “Tlen ticuih itich in cocina”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán[4], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 7
Categories:
- Central Nahuatl terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Central Nahuatl terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Nahuatl nouns
- Cholula Central Nahuatl
- Jaltocán Central Nahuatl
- Milpa Alta Central Nahuatl
- Texcoco Central Nahuatl
- nhn:Celestial bodies
- nhn:Light sources
- nhn:Limbs
- nhn:Periodic occurrences
- Classical Nahuatl terms inherited from Proto-Nahuan
- Classical Nahuatl terms derived from Proto-Nahuan
- Classical Nahuatl terms inherited from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
- Classical Nahuatl terms derived from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
- Classical Nahuatl terms with IPA pronunciation
- Classical Nahuatl lemmas
- Classical Nahuatl nouns
- Classical Nahuatl terms with quotations
- Classical Nahuatl terms using regularized orthography
- nci:Celestial bodies
- nci:Legs
- nci:Light sources
- nci:Periodic occurrences
- Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl lemmas
- Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl nouns
- nhe:Celestial bodies
- nhe:Limbs
- nhe:Light sources
- nhe:Periodic occurrences
- Northern Puebla Nahuatl terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Northern Puebla Nahuatl lemmas
- Northern Puebla Nahuatl nouns
- ncj:Body
- ncj:Celestial bodies
- ncj:Light sources
- ncj:Periodic occurrences
- Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl lemmas
- Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl nouns
- nhi:Celestial bodies