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Central Nahuatl
Noun
metlatl
- metate, slab.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *metlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR.
Pronunciation
Noun
metlatl
- A slab-like grinding stone or mortar.
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
References
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 143
Morelos Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *metlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR.
Noun
metlatl
- metate
References
- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2005) “Tlenon mokui kampa tlachijchiuaj”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de Cuentepec, Morelos, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F., México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2006, page 16
Tetelcingo Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *metlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR.
Noun
metlatl (plural metlame)
- metate
References
- Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos, segunda impresión edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, published 1971, page 141