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Central Nahuatl
Noun
mecayotl
- (Milpa Alta) kinship
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From mecatl (“rope”) + -yotl (forms abstract nouns from an inalienable possession).
Pronunciation
Noun
mecayōtl inan
- ancestry, kinship.
- lineage.
References
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 142
- P de Wolf, Paul. (2003) Diccionario Español-Náhuatl, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas. Mexico City. pp. 1.