Classical Nahuatl edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

The first element is certainly ātl (water), though the rest of the compound is more obscure.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [aː.t͡ɬaː.kʷeˈsó.nan̥]

Noun edit

ātlācuezonan (inanimate, plural ātlācuezonan)

  1. (it is) a water lily.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 8r
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 40