nacaztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *nanka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [naˈkas.t͡ɬi]

Noun

nacaztli

ear
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 185r.
  Oreja. nacaztli.tonacaz.
  
  (Ear. nacaztli.tonacaz.)
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 62v. col. 1.
  Nacaztli. oreja.
  
  (Nacaztli. ear.)

Derived terms

cacnacaztli
calnacaztli
nacaceh
nacaztilāna (verb)

References

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

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