Amaquemehcan

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Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

Āmaquēmeh (name of a hill, literally “one that has paper clothing”) +‎ -cān (“place”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːmakeːmeʔkaːn/

Proper noun

Āmaquēmehcān

  1. Amaquemecan; Amecameca, the official name is Amecameca de Juárez.

Descendants

  • → Spanish: Amecameca
  • → Teposcolula Mixtec: ñuututu (calque)

References

  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 10
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 210
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