atetl

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaːtetɬ]

Noun

atetl

testicle.

References

Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

ātl (“water”) +‎ tetl (“stone, egg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaː.tet͡ɬ]

Noun

ātetl (inanimate)

testicle, testes
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 49v:
  Compañon. atetl.
  The gonads. atetl.
- Idem, f. 239r.
  Turma de animal. atetl.
  Animal testicles. atetl.

References

Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 206.
Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 13.
Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 217.

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