nacaztli

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Noun

nacaztli

  1. ear.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *nakas-tlɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *nakka-ta.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [naˈkas.t͡ɬi]

Noun

nacaztli

  1. ear

Derived terms

  • cacnacaztli
  • calnacaztli
  • nacaceh
  • nacaztilāna (verb)

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “752a. *nakka / *naNkapa (< *na(N)kasapa ?) ‘ear’; 752b. *na(N/k)ka 'hear, v’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 157
  • Frances Karttunen (1992), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press
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