tliltic

See also: tlilti̱c

Central Nahuatl

Adjective

tliltic

1. black.

References

• Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Equivalent to tlilli "charcoal; ink; black" + -tic "-like; -colored"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɬiːltik/

Adjective

tliltic

1. Something black.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 180r:

     Negra coſa. tliltic.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. A black person.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 180r:

     Negro de guinea. tlilctic. [sic] cacatzac.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• cacatzac
• capotztic

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 262
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 308
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 239