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Cardinal : macuilli Ordinal : inic macuilli | ||
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl macuilli
macuilli
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Cardinal: mācuīlli Ordinal: ic mācuīlli Adverbial: mācuīlcān, mācuīlpa Distributive: māmācuīlli, mahmācuīlli |
Some suggest a compound of mā- (“arm, hand”) + the patientive of cui (“to take, hold”), thus “what is held in one arm or hand; five”, and implying a semantic relation or contrast with mahtlāctli (“ten”), based on mah- (“arm, hand”) + tlāctli (“torso, trunk”), thus “both arms; ten”. Compare Pipil makwil (“five”).
mācuīlli
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl macuilli
macuilli