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Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Noun
mistli
- puma
- cat
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl miztli.
Pronunciation
Noun
mistli
- Cat
Northern Puebla Nahuatl
Etymology
Compare Classical Nahuatl miztli (“jaguar”).
Noun
mistli
- Cat.
Derived terms
References
Brockway, Earl, Hershey de Brockway, Trudy, Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2000) Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla, segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2018, page 79
Temascaltepec Nahuatl
Noun
mistli
- puma, lion.
Western Huasteca Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Noun
mistli
- (Matlapa): puma
- (Chalchicuautla): jaguar