ma̱se̱hua̱l
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Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Etymology
C.f. Classical Nahuatl mācēhualli (“commoner; indigenous person”), Tetelcingo Nahuatl mösiehuali̱ (“Nahua; Nahuatl”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ma̱se̱hua̱l
- a Nahua
- a dark-skinned person
References
- Key, Harold, Ritchie de Key, Mary (1953) Vocabulario mejicano de la Sierra de Zacapoaxtla, Puebla (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en cooperación con la Dirección General de Asuntos Indígenas de la Secretaría de Educación Pública, pages 83, 125, 166: “ma̱se̱hua̱l (p. 83, 125), ma̱sehua̱l (p. 166)”