maitl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

maitl

  1. hand

References

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.itɬ/

Noun

maitl

  1. hand

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *ma(n)-ta.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaː.it͡ɬ/

Noun

māitl (possessed īmā)

  1. hand
  2. arm

Inflection

Possessive forms of maitl
Singular Plural
1st person nomā tomā
2nd person momā amomā
3rd person īmā īmmā
impersonal tēmā

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “1119. *man > *ma ‘hand’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 205
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