paquiliztli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

pahpāquiliztli

Etymology

From pāqui (“to be happy”) +‎ -liztli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paːˈkilist͡ɬi/

Noun

pāquiliztli

happiness, joy
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 14v:
  Alegria. papaquiliztli. paquiliztli. ahauializtli.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56v. col. 2:
  paquiliztli. gozo y alegria.
  (paquiliztli. joy and happiness.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

tlahyelpāquiliztli

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 188

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl pāquiliztli

Noun

paquiliztli

joy

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