acalyacatl

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ācalli (“water vessel”) +‎ yacatl (“nose”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ācalyacatl (inanimate)

bow (of a ship)
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 202r:
  Proa de naue o canoa. acalyacatl.
  The bow of a ship or canoe. acalyacatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 98v. col. 2:
  Proa de naue o de canoa. acalyacatl.
  The bow of a ship or a caneo. acalyacatl.
- Idem, f. 1v. col. 1.
  Acalyacatl. proa de nao.
  Acalyacatl. the bow of a vessel.

Antonyms

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 98v, 1v

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