quetza

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *kəȼa.[1]

Verb

quetza

  1. (transitive) To raise
  2. To stand something erect or upright

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Campbell, Lyle; Langacker, Ronald W. (October 1978), “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, page 267 of 262–279:(132) raise, stand, chat *kəȼa
  • J. Richard Andrews (2003), Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press