mietztli̱

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *meeȼ-tlɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mïcaC-ta.[1]

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl mētztli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmjet͜st͜ɫɪ]

Noun

mietztli̱

  1. moon
  2. month

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “1451. *mïcaC (perhaps < *mancaL) ‘moon’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, pages 250–1
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