anantli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ātl (“water”) +‎ nāntli (“womb”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ānāntli (inanimate)

streambed, riverbed
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 160r:
  Madre de rio. anantli.
  A riverbed. anantli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 80r. col. 2:
  Madre de rio. anantli.
  A riverbed. anantli.
- Idem, f. 6r. col. 1.
  Anantli. madre de rio.
  Anantli. a riverbed.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 80r, 6r

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