tletl
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan. Cognate with Yaqui taji (“fire”) and Huichol tái (“fire”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tletl (inanimate)
- fire
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana
- Huego generalmente. tletl.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana
- fever
- (anatomy) uropygial gland
Derived terms
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.