cuammitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quammitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cuahuitl (“tree, wood”) +‎ mītl (“arrow”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

cuammītl (inanimate)

lever
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187v:
  Palãca. quammitl. tlaquammiuiloni.
  A lever. quammitl. tlaquammiuiloni.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 91v. col. 2:
  Palanca. quammitl. tlaquammiuiloni. / alenque. quauhtlatzaqualli.
  A lever. quammitl. tlaquammiuiloni. alenque. quauhtlatzaqualli.
- Idem, f. 85r. col. 1.
  Quammitl . palanca.
  Quammitl. a lever.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 91v, 85r

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