tentli

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːntɬi/

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *teentli (“mouth”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïni-ta (“mouth”).

Noun

tēntli

1. lip (body part on face)
2. edge, brim
3. word

   Synonym: tlahtōlli

Derived terms

Derived terms

• tentetl
• tentzontli
• tenyotl

• yaotenco
• yaotenhuah

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 251–252.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 226.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 234.