poctli

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Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

poctli (inanimate)

  1. smoke, fog, mist

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Noun

pōctli (inanimate)

  1. smoke, fog, mist

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, pp. 247–248.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 200.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 230.

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl pōctli.

Noun

poctli

  1. smoke