ihtetl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

hitetl, hititl, ihtitl, itetl, ititl, ytetl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iʔtetɬ/
IPA^(key): /iʔtitɬ/

Noun

ihtetl

belly
- 1547, Andrés de Olmos, edited by Rémi Siméon, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, published 1875:
  Ytetl, vientre, nite.
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- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana:
  Vientre, hititl, hitetl.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 227.
Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 100.

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