ixtli

Central Nahuatl

Noun

ixtli

  1. surface

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan [Term?], from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *punsi-ta (“eye”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iːʃtɬi/

Noun

īxtli

  1. face (clarification of this definition is needed)
    Synonym: xāyacatl
  2. surface
  3. eye

Derived terms

References
  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 230
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 121
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 222

Orizaba Nahuatl

Noun

ixtli

  1. surface
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