teotl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

teotl

God

References

Vocabulario básico náhuatl-español (2004); Secretaría de Educación Pública, Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo; Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 24 December 2016

Alternative forms

teutl, theotl (obsolete spellings)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈte.oːt͡ɬ]

Noun

teōtl anim (plural tēteoh)

god, deity
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 85r:
  Dios. lo miſmo,vel,teutl.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(anatomy) pupil
Synonym: īxtōtōtl
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 180v:
  Niña del ojo. toteouh. tixtotouh.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Terms derived from teōtl

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl teotl (“god”).

Noun

teotl

(Christianity) The sacramental host.

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 197

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