atl

See also: alt, ATL, ált, ātl, and Atl.

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl ātl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /atɬ/, [atɬ]

Noun

atl

water

References

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl ātl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /atɬ/, [atɬ]

Noun

atl (inanimate)

water

References

Medina, Genaro. (1999) Curso de Nahuatl, University of Americas, Cholula, Puebla p. 88.

Classical Nahuatl

The glyph for the day sign ātl "water" (far right), in the Codex Magliabechiano

Alternative forms

athl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *aatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːt͡ɬ/, [áːt͡ɬ]

Noun

ātl (inanimate)

(it is) water
- 1547, Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, ed. by Rémi Siméon (1875)
  atl, agua, nauh, mi agua
  atl, water, nauh, my water
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 10v.
  Agua atl
  Water atl
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 8r. col. 1.
  Atl. agua, orines,guerra, o la mollera de la cabeça.
  Atl. water, urine, war, or the crown of the head.
(figuratively) (it is) urine
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 10v.
  Orina. axixtli. atl.
  Urine. axixtli. atl.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 8r. col. 1.
  Atl. agua, orines, guerra, o la mollera de la cabeça.
  Atl. water, urine, war, or the crown of the head.
(it is) the ninth of the twenty day signs of the tōnalpōhualli; a stream of water
- 16th c., Codex Magliabechiano, f. 12r.
  matlatli ho̊me / athl. q̃ quiere / dezir doçe aguas.
  matlatli ho̊me / athl. that is, twelve waters.

Synonyms

(urine): āxīxtli

Derived terms

Terms derived from ātl

Descendants

Central Huasteca Nahuatl: atl
Central Nahuatl: atl
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: atl
Mecayapan Nahuatl: a̱ꞌ
Temascaltepec Nahuatl: atl
Tetelcingo Nahuatl: ötl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 8r

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl ātl

Noun

atl

water

Derived terms

Guerrero Nahuatl

Noun

atl

water

Temascaltepec Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːt͡ɬ/

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl ātl

Noun

atl (i atl)

atl.

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl ātl

Noun

atl

water.

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