metl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /metɬ/

Noun

metl

  1. pulque

References

  • Vocabulario básico náhuatl-español (2004); Secretaría de Educación Pública, Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo; Mexico.

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /metɬ/

Noun

metl

  1. (Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): maguey, century plant.

Derived terms

References

  • Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mə-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mahi-ta.[1]

Cognate with Huichol mái (“agave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /metɬ/

Noun

metl

  1. agave, maguey, century plant.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “4. *maC(C)i / *mahi 'agave, mescal'”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 49
  • “metl” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /metɬ/

Noun

metl

  1. agave, century plant.

Temascaltepec Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /metɬ/

Noun

metl

  1. agave, century plant.
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