miquiliztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From miqui (“to die”) +‎ -liztli. Compare miquiztli (“death”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mikiˈlis.t͡ɬi/

Noun

miquiliztli

death
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56v. col. 2.
  
  miquiliztli. muerte o mortandad.
  
  (miquiliztli. death or mortality)
mortality (death on a large scale)
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56v. col. 2.
  
  miquiliztli. muerte o mortandad.
  
  (miquiliztli. death or mortality)

Synonyms

(death): miquiztli

Related terms

ahmiquiliztli

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 148

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl miquiliztli

Noun

miquiliztli

death.

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