mistli

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mistɬi/

Noun

mistli

  1. puma
  2. cat

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl miztli.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mistɬi/

Noun

mistli

  1. Cat

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl miztli (“jaguar”).

Noun

mistli

  1. Cat.

Derived terms
  • coumistli

References

Brockway, Earl, Hershey de Brockway, Trudy, Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2000) Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla‎, segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2018, page 79

Temascaltepec Nahuatl

Noun

mistli

  1. puma, lion.

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mistɬi/

Noun

mistli

  1. (Matlapa): puma
  2. (Chalchicuautla): jaguar
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