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Central Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Noun
atetl
- testicle.
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
ātl (“water”) + tetl (“stone, egg”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ātetl (inanimate)
- testicle, testes
- Idem, f. 239r.
- Turma de animal. atetl.
- Animal testicles. atetl.
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 206.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 13.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 217.