mixtecatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

"Inhabitant of the place of clouds", from mixtli "cloud". Compare Mixtec ñuudzahui, "rain people".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miʃteːkatɬ/

Noun

mixtēcatl (animate, plural mixtēcah)

  1. A Mixtec.

Derived terms
  • Mixtecapan

References
  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed., Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 508
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