maccuauhtopilli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From māc- (“in the hand”), from māitl (“arm, hand”) + -c (“locative suffix”) with cuahuitl (“wood”) and tōpīlli (“staff”). See māccuahuitl and cuauhtōpīlli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maː.kʷaʍˈtoː.piː.lːi]

Noun

māccuauhtōpīlli

  1. A kind of weapon.
    • 17C: Annals of Cuauhtitlan, 42:34–37
      auh yn ipillohuan yn ytiacahuan çeçeyaca yuh mochichihuaya mochintin chichiquiltopilli maquauhtopilli yn quitquitinemia huexotzinca ypã moquixtitinenca
      (And as for his nobles and captains, each one was adorned the same way. They all carried harpoon staffs, macana staffs. They looked like Huexotzinca)

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References

  • Bierhorst, John (1992), Codex Chimalpopoca: The Text in Nahuatl with a Glossary and Grammatical Notes, Tucson & London: The University of Arizona Press, page 54
  • Bierhorst, John (1992), History and Mythology of the Aztecs: The Codex Chimalpopoca, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 94
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