xictli
Central Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (Cholula): xihtli
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xictli
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Nahuan *šiik-tlɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *sikuN-ta.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xictli
- navel
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 159r. col. 1:
- xictli. ombligo, o bruxula para tirar derecho.
xictli. navel; or peephole.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- umbilical cord
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “xictli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.
Categories:
- Central Nahuatl terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Nahuatl nouns
- Milpa Alta Central Nahuatl
- nhn:Body parts
- Classical Nahuatl terms inherited from Proto-Nahuan
- Classical Nahuatl terms derived from Proto-Nahuan
- Classical Nahuatl terms inherited from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
- Classical Nahuatl terms derived from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
- Classical Nahuatl terms with IPA pronunciation
- Classical Nahuatl lemmas
- Classical Nahuatl nouns
- Classical Nahuatl terms with quotations