tliltic

See also: tlilti̱c

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

tlilli "charcoal; ink; black" + -tic "-like; -colored"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɬiːltik/

Noun

tliltic

1. Something black.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 180r.

     Negra coſa. tliltic.

2. A black person.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 180r.

     Negro de guinea. tlilctic. [sic] cacatzac.

Synonyms

• cacatzac
• capotztic

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 262
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 308
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 239