xictli
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan [Term?], from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *siku.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃiːktɬi/
Noun
xīctli
- navel
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 159r. col. 1.
- xictli. ombligo, o bruxula para tirar derecho.
- xictli. navel; or peephole.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 159r. col. 1.
- umbilical cord
Derived terms
- āxīctli
References
- “xictli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.
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