tahtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tatli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately imitative. Compare tata (“dad”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtaʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tahtli (animate, plural tahtin)

father
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r.
  padre. tatli.teta.yzcacauhtli.teizcacauh.tetatzin.
  A father. tatli. teta. yzcacauhtli. teizcacauh. tetatzin.

Synonyms

izcācauhtli (“biological father”)

Antonyms

(with regard to gender) nāntli (“mother”)
(with regard to ancestry) conētl (“child”)

Derived terms

tahyōtl
tlacpatahtli

References

Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 249.
Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 214.
Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 232.

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