ayatl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

ayatl

ayate.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːjaːt͡ɬ/

Noun

āyātl (inanimate)

A cloth or cloak made from maguey fiber.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 3r. col. 2:
  Ayatl. manta delgada de algodon o de maguei.
  (Ayatl. thin cloth made from cotton or maguey.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

āyātlaquēntli
āyātepaxihtli
āyātzītzicāztli

Descendants

→ Spanish: ayate

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 16

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