nacaceh

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From nacaztli (“ear”) +‎ -eh +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnakaseʔ/

Noun

nacaceh (absolutive plural nacacehqueh)

Someone or something that has ears.
- 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, La Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España, book 6, chapter 52.
  in huel ixehqueh in nacacehqueh
  
  (those who are very prudent)

Derived terms

īxeh nacaceh

See also

īxeh

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 155

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