atetl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ātl (“water”) +‎ tetl (“stone, egg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaː.tet͡ɬ]

Noun

ātetl (inanimate)

(anatomy) testicle, testes
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 49v.
  Compañon. atetl.
  The gonads. atetl.
- Idem, f. 239r.
  Turma de animal. atetl.
  Animal testicles. atetl.

References

Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 206.
Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 13.
Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 217.

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