acatlah

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

acatla (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ācatl (“reed”) +‎ -tlah.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ācatlah (locative)

reed bed
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 43v:
  Cañaueral. acatla. aacatla,
  A reed bed. acatla. aacatla.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 24v. col. 1:
  Cañaveral.acatla aacatla.
  A reed bed. acatla. aacatla.
- Idem, f. 1v. col. 2.
  Acatla. cañaueral
  Acatla. a reed bed.

Derived terms

ahācatlah

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 24, 1

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