acatl
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Acatl, “reed”. 
The glyph for the day sign ācatl (“reed”), from the Codex Magliabechiano.
Central Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- (Amecameca, Jaltocán, Nanacamilpa, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): akatl
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl acatl.
Pronunciation
Noun
acatl (inanimate)
- (Calpan, Cholula and Milpa Alta): reed, cane
Synonyms
Derived terms
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *aakatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *paka-ta.
Pronunciation
Noun
ācatl (inanimate)
- reed
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 43v:
- Caña hueca. acatl.
- A hollow reed. acatl.
- The thirteenth day sign of the Aztec tōnalpōhualli.
- 16C, Codex Magliabechiano, f. 12v.
- yei acatl quiere / dezir tres cañas.
- yei acatl. which means “three reeds”.
- yei acatl quiere / dezir tres cañas.
- 16C, Codex Magliabechiano, f. 12v.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Central Huasteca Nahuatl: akatl
- Central Nahuatl: acatl
- Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: akatl
- Western Huasteca Nahuatl: akatl
References
- Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 284
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Noun
acatl
References
- Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.