mitl

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Central Nahuatl

Noun

mitl

  1. (Amecameca) arrow

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Karttunen likens it with mīna, mīni (“to prick, pierce”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mītl

  1. arrow, dart

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References

  • Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 149
  • James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 225
  • J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 236
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