tletl

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl tletl.

Noun

tletl

  1. fire

Derived terms

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *tai(h)-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tahi-ta.[1]

Cognate with Mayo tajji, Yaqui taji, Cora taíj and Huichol tái.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɬét͡ɬ]

Noun

tletl (inanimate)

  1. fire
  2. fever
  3. (anatomy) uropygial gland

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “879a. *taha / *taka ‘burn; 879b. *tahi ‘fire’ (AMR)”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, pages 173–4
  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 261.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 308.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 239.
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