metztonalli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

metztunalli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mētztōna (“for the moon to shine”) +‎ -lli.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mētztōnalli (inanimate)

moonshine
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 55v. col. 2:
  Metztunalli. claridad de luna.
  Metztunalli. moonshine.

Synonyms

mētztōnallōtl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 55v

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