tentli

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /teːntɬi/

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *teentli (“mouth”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïni (“mouth”).

Noun

tēntli

  1. Lip.
  2. Edge, brim.
  3. Word.

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References
  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 251–252.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 226.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 234.
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