xahcalli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly *xahtli "thatch (?)" + calli "house".

Xahcalli is the source of Spanish and English jacal, and possibly of English shack.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃaʔkalli/

Noun

xahcalli

  1. A jacal; a hut made with poles and thatch.

References
  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, Univeristy of Oklahoma Press, p. 263.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 321.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 241.
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