metzti

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Compare Classical Nahuatl mētztli, Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl metztli, Guerrero Nahuatl metztli, Highland Puebla Nahuatl me̱tzti, Mecayapan Nahuatl me̱tzti, Tetelcingo Nahuatl mietztli̱, Northern Puebla Nahuatl metztli, Tlamacazapa Nahuatl metztli, Western Huasteca Nahuatl metztli, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl metztli.

Noun

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metzti

  1. moon
  2. month

References

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  • Hablamos Náhuat y Español: Frases útiles en el idioma Náhuat de la Huasteca Central y en español[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2007, page 8

Pipil

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nahuan *meeȼtli (moon), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mïca-ta. Cognate with Classical Nahuatl mētztli (moon).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mētzti

  1. moon
    Muita ka ne metzti kitekimaka ne ajat...
    It looks like the moon controls the waters...
  2. month
    Kan asiket chikwasen metzti, pejki yaja yulkakasiwi.
    After six months had passed, she/he started to worry.