Classical Nahuatl edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

c-, qu- (3sgO) + ihtoā "say" + -z (future)+ nequi "want"

Literally "wants to say". Probably a calque of Spanish quiere decir.

Pronunciation edit

Idiom edit

quihtōznequi

  1. Which means; that is; that is to say; i.e.

References edit

  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 211
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 221