tlöcatl

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *tlaaka-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *takaC-ta.[1]

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl tlācatl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͜ɬɔakat͜ɬ/, [ˈt͜ɬɔakat͜ɬ]

Noun

tlöcatl

  1. Man (adult male)
    Synonym: umbre

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “1414. *takaC / *takaN ‘man, person, body’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 244
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