aihtectli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Absolutive form of locative āihtic (“in the water”), from ātl (“water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.iʔˈtek.t͡ɬi]

Noun

āihtectli (inanimate)

(geography) gulf
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 3v. col. 2.
  Aitectli. golfo de mar.
  Aitectli. gulf of the sea.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 3

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