metztona
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- metztuna (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From mētztli (“moon”) + tōna (“to shine”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]mētztōna
- for there to be moonlight, for the moon to be shining
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 55v. col. 2:
- Metztuna. hazer luna. pre. ometznac.
- Metztuna. for the moon to shine. preterite: ometznac.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 55v