ahuacatl

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Central Nahuatl edit

 
Ahuacatl, “avocado”.

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Nahuatl ahuacatl.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ahuacatl (inanimate)

  1. (Milpa Alta) avocado
  2. (Milpa Alta) testicle

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Héctor Mancilla Sepúlveda (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl edit

Alternative forms edit

  • auacatl, āhuacatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Nahuan *pa:wa (avocado).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

āhuacatl (inanimate)

  1. avocado
  2. testicle

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Central Huasteca Nahuatl: auakatl
  • Central Nahuatl: ahuacatli
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: awakat
  • Orizaba Nahuatl: awakatl
  • Temascaltepec Nahuatl: auakatl
  • Basque: ahuakate
  • Catalan: alvocat
  • French: avocat
  • Portuguese: abacate (see there for further descendants)
  • Spanish: aguacate (see there for further descendants)
  • Yaqui: awakáate

References edit

  1. ^ Karen Dakin (1982) La evolución fonológica del Protonáhuatl, México D.F.: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 210
  2. ^ Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 7
  3. ^ Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 7

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl edit

Noun edit

ahuacatl

  1. Obsolete spelling of awakatl

References edit

  • Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.