mextli̱

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *miš-tlɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mosi-ta.[1]

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl mixtli, Morelos Nahuatl mextle and Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl mixtli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meʃt͜ɬɪ/, [ˈmeʃt͜ɬɪ]

Noun

mextli̱

  1. Cloud.

Derived terms

  • mexmoluni̱
  • mextiemi̱
  • mextla
  • mextlayohua

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “502. *mosi ‘cloud’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 124
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