nantli

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl nantli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnaːn.tɬi]

Noun

nantli (animate)

  1. Mother.

References

  • Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
  • Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnaːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

nāntli anim (plural nāntin)

  1. (it is) a mother.
  2. (inanimate, metonymic) womb

Inflection

Possessive forms of nantli
Singular Plural
1st person nonān tonān
2nd person monān amonān
3rd person īnān īnnān
impersonal tēnān
Possessive forms of nantli
Singular Plural
1st person nonān tonānhuān
2nd person monān amonānhuān
3rd person īnān īnnāhuān
impersonal tēnān

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of mother, with regards to gender): tahtli
  • (antonym(s) of mother, with regards to ancestry): conētl, pilli

Derived terms

References

Guerrero Nahuatl

Noun

nantli

  1. mother.

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

nantli

  1. mother