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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From tetl (“stone”) + mētztli (“moon”), from the oblong shape of lead ingots.
Pronunciation
Noun
temētztli (inanimate)
- lead
- Idem, f. 97v. col. 1.
- Temetztli. plomo.
- Temetztli. lead.
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 96v, 97v
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 470