tzontli

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtsontɬi/

Noun

tzontli

hair
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 153v. col. 2.
  tzontli. cabello o pelo.
  
  (tzontli. a hair or head of hair.)
- c1558-1561: Bernardino de Sahagún, Primeros memoriales, 255.
  totzon titlaveyaquila.
  
  (our hair: we grow it long)
head
crown, headdress
crest

References

“tzontli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.

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