mahtlactli

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Central Nahuatl

Numeral

mahtlactli

ten.

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
< 9	10	11 >
Cardinal : mahtlāctli Ordinal : ic mahtlāctli Adverbial : mahtlācpa Distributive : mahtlātlāctli, mahtlahtlāctli

Alternative forms

matlactli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From māitl (“hand”) +‎ tlāctli (“torso”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Numeral

mahtlāctli

ten
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
  10 diez.matlactli.
  10 ten. matlactli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:
  10 Diez .matlactli.
  10 Ten. matlactli.
- Idem, f. 53r. col. 2.
  Matlactli. diez.
  Matlactli. ten.

Related terms

mācuilli

Descendants

Central Puebla Nahuatl: mahtlahtli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 53r
J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl: Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 317

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl mahtlāctli

Numeral

mahtlactli

ten.

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