xictli

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːktɬi/

Noun

xictli

  1. (Milpa Alta) Navel

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *šiik-tlɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *sikuN-ta.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːkt͡ɬi/

Noun

xictli

  1. navel
  2. umbilical cord

Derived terms

  • axictli

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “1495. *sikuN / *sikʷuL ‘navel’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 257
  • “xictli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.
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