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Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Noun
yaotl
- soldier
References
- Vocabulario básico náhuatl-español (2004); Secretaría de Educación Pública, Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo; Mexico.
Central Nahuatl
Noun
yaotl
- enemy
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Noun
yāōtl
- Enemy.
1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana:Enemigo. teyaouh.- Enemy. teyaouh
Usage notes
As an element of compounds, yao- usually has the meaning "war; warfare" (see yaoyotl).
Derived terms
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 266–267.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 335.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 242.