cemiztetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ce (“one”) (combining form cem-) + iztetl (“fingernail”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /semistitɬ/
  • IPA(key): /semistetɬ/

Noun

cemiztetl

  1. the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the index finger
    • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana:
      Xeme medida. cemiztetl. cemiztitl.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

  • "cemiztetl", " cemiztitl", Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (2009-2026). «Gran Diccionario Náhuatl». gdn.iib.unam.mx (Electronic Dictionary). Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México.
  • "cemiztetl", " cemiztitl", Stephanie Wood (2000-2026). «Online Nahuatl Dictionary». nahuatl.wired-humanities.org. University of Oregon, State of Oregon, USA.
  • Alexis Wimmer (2006-2026), “malinal.net”, in Dictionnaire de la langue Nahuatl Classique [Classical Nahuatl Language Dictionary] (in French)
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 30.
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