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Central Nahuatl
Noun
ahtlacatl
- inhuman person.
References
- Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
ah- (“not”) + tlacatl (“person”)
Noun
ahtlacatl
- An inhuman person; an evil person.
Derived terms
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 207.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 7.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 211.