tlequiquiztli
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
tletl "fire" + quiquiztli "trumpet"
Pronunciation
Noun
tlequiquiztli
- Firearm; gun; cannon.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana
- Artilleria tiros. tlequiquiztli.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana
Derived terms
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition University of Oklahoma Press, p. 261.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl University of Texas Press, p. 308.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written Stanford University Press, p. 239.