ayatl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

ayatl

1. ayate.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːjaːt͡ɬ/

Noun

āyātl (inanimate)

1. A cloth or cloak made from maguey fiber.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 3r. col. 2:

     Ayatl. manta delgada de algodon o de maguei.
     (Ayatl. thin cloth made from cotton or maguey.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• āyātlaquēntli
• āyātepaxihtli
• āyātzītzicāztli

Descendants

• → Spanish: ayate

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 16