tenamitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms
  • tenantli (/tenaːntɬi/)

Etymology

Classical Nahuatl tetl (“rock”) + *nāmitl; compare chināmitl (“cane fence”) (Andrews 2003).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tenaːmitɬ/

Noun

tenāmitl

  1. wall

Derived terms

References
  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 283.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 224.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 233.
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