nochtli

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Noun

nochtli

  1. Prickly pear cactus fruit.

References

  • Vocabulario básico náhuatl-español (2004); Secretaría de Educación Pública, Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo; Mexico.

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Noun

nochtli

  1. Prickly pear cactus fruit.

References

  • Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Morelos Nahuatl nochtle, Tetelcingo Nahuatl nuchtli̱, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl nochtli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnoːt͡ʃ.t͡ɬi/

Noun

nōchtli

  1. Prickly pear cactus fruit.

See also

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

nochtli

  1. prickly pear

Orizaba Nahuatl

Noun

nochtli

  1. prickly pear

Sierra Negra Nahuatl

Noun

nochtli

  1. prickly pear.

Temascaltepec Nahuatl

Noun

nochtli

  1. prickly pear

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Noun

nochtli

  1. Prickly pear cactus fruit.

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl nochtli, Morelos Nahuatl nochtle, Tetelcingo Nahuatl nuchtli̱.

Pronunciation

Noun

nochtli

  1. Prickly pear cactus fruit.

References

  • Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) “Xocotl uan tlachocoual”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 20