tahtli
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- tatli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
Perhaps ultimately imitative. Compare tata (“dad”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tahtli (animate, plural tahtin)
- father
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r.
- padre. tatli.teta.yzcacauhtli.teizcacauh.tetatzin.
- A father. tatli. teta. yzcacauhtli. teizcacauh. tetatzin.
- padre. tatli.teta.yzcacauhtli.teizcacauh.tetatzin.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r.
Synonyms
- izcācauhtli (“biological father”)
Antonyms
Derived terms
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 249.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 214.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 232.