tletl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan. Cognate with Yaqui taji (“fire”) and Huichol tái (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɬét͡ɬ]

Noun

tletl (inanimate)

1. fire
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana

     Huego generalmente. tletl.

2. fever
3. (anatomy) uropygial gland

Derived terms

Derived terms

• tlemiqui
• tlemoyotl

• tlenenepilli
• tlequiquiztli

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.