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Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Compare Classical Nahuatl mētztli, Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl metztli, Guerrero Nahuatl metztli, Highland Puebla Nahuatl me̱tzti, Mecayapan Nahuatl me̱tzti, Tetelcingo Nahuatl mietztli̱, Northern Puebla Nahuatl metztli, Tlamacazapa Nahuatl metztli, Western Huasteca Nahuatl metztli, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl metztli.
Noun
metzti
- moon
- month
References
- Hablamos Náhuat y Español: Frases útiles en el idioma Náhuat de la Huasteca Central y en español, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2007, page 8
Pipil
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *meeȼtli (“moon”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mïca-ta. Cognate with Classical Nahuatl mētztli (“moon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mētzti
- moon
Muita ka ne metzti kitekimaka ne ajat...- It looks like the moon controls the waters...
- month
Kan asiket chikwasen metzti, pejki yaja yulkakasiwi.- After six months had passed, she/he started to worry.