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Central Nahuatl
Noun
cetl
- ice
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan , from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *sïp.
Pronunciation
Noun
cetl
- Ice.
- 1547: Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, ed. by Rémi Siméon (1875)
- An icicle.
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 211.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 33.
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl cetl
Noun
cetl
- ice.
Derived terms