miquiliztli
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From miqui (“to die”) + -liztli. Compare miquiztli (“death”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
miquiliztli
- death
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56v. col. 2:
- mortality (death on a large scale)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56v. col. 2:
Synonyms[edit]
- (death): miquiztli
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 148
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl miquiliztli
Noun[edit]
miquiliztli